This book is a tour-de-force on how human consciousness may have evolved. From the "phantom pain" experienced by people who have lost their limbs to the uncanny faculty of "blindsight," Humphrey argues that raw sensations are central to all conscious states and that consciousness must have evolved, just like all other mental faculties, over time from our ancestors' bodily responses to pain and pleasure. '

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Copernicus Books
Published: 06/18/1999
ISBN: 9780387987194
Pages: 238
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 9.19h x 6.08w x 0.72d