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UNINA9910966633003321 |
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Autore |
Bartsch Renate <1939-> |
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Consciousness emerging : the dynamics of perception, imagination, action, memory, thought, and language / / Renate Bartsch |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, Pa., : John Benjamins Pub., 2002 |
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9786612162244 |
9781282162242 |
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9789027297877 |
9027297878 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (268 p.) |
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Advances in consciousness research, , 1381-589X ; ; v. 39 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-256 and index. |
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Consciousness Emerging -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Consciousness and intentionality in perception, semantics, representations, and rules -- Chapter 2: Formal constraints on the relationship between understanding and Connectionist Neural Networks -- Chapter 3: An architecture of episodic and conceptual maps for understanding basic sentences and situations -- Chapter 4: Evaluation, thought, imagery, and language -- Chapter 5: Controversial issues in consciousness research -- Conclusion -- References -- Index -- Advances In Consciousness Research. |
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This study of the workings of neural networks in perception and understanding of situations and simple sentences shows that, and how, distributed conceptual constituents are bound together in episodes within an interactive/dynamic architecture of sensorial and pre-motor maps, and maps of conceptual indicators (semantic memory) and individuating indicators (historical, episodic memory). Activation circuits between these maps make sensorial and pre-motor fields in the brain function as episodic maps creating representations, which are |
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expressions in consciousness. It is argued that all consciousness is episodic, consisting of situational or linguistic representations, and that the mind is the whole of all conscious manifestations of the brain. Thought occurs only in the form of linguistic or image representations. The book also discusses the role of consciousness in the relationship between causal and denotational semantics, and its role for the possibility of representations and rules. Four recent controversies in consciousness research are discussed and decided along this model of consciousness: Is consciousness an internal or external monitoring device of brain states? Do all conscious states involve thought and judgement? Are there different kinds of consciousness? Do we have a one-on-one correspondence between certain brain states and conscious states.The book discusses also the role of consciousness in the relationship between causal and denotational semantics, and its role for the possibility of representations and rules. (Series A). |
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UNINA9910955505203321 |
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Autore |
Schäfer Christian <1967-> |
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Philosophy of Dionysius the Areopagite : an introduction to the structure and the content of the treatise On the Divine Names / / by Christian Schafer |
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Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2006 |
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1-281-39886-1 |
9786611398866 |
90-474-0944-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (231 p.) |
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Philosophia antiqua, , 0079-1687 ; ; v. 99 |
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Philosophy and religion - History |
Neoplatonism |
Christianity - Philosophy - History |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-204) and indexes. |
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pt. I. An introduction to the problem -- pt. II. The philosophy of DN -- |
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pt. III. The touch-stone of Dionysian ontology. |
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This book proposes a reading of Dionysius the Areopagite's longest and most important treatise 'On the Divine Names' from a philosophical point of view, rather than from a theological point of view which dominates the secondary literature. More in particular, it proposes an interpretation of the puzzling structure of the treatise which takes its starting point from earlier interpretations of medieval and modern scholars. The new reading of Dionysius' main text achieves more coherence than they did precisely because of the philosophical angle, which is meant to serve as a complement, not an alternative, to theological and historical interpretations. Thus the book can be read as an introduction to the philosophy of Dionyius as it shows how the author makes original moves in introducing the Christian concepts of peace and creation as philosophical concepts in a Platonic framework. |
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