TY - BOOK ID - 2930355 TI - Philosophical history and the problem of consciousness PY - 2004 SN - 0521838207 0521122678 1107162106 0511215576 0511217366 0511315945 0511497954 1280540699 0511211996 051121376X 9780511211997 9780521838207 9780511215575 9780511217364 9780511497957 9781280540691 PB - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Consciousness KW - Philosophy KW - History. KW - History KW - Arts and Humanities UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:2930355 AB - The problem of explaining consciousness remains a problem about the meaning of language: the ordinary language of consciousness in which we define and express our sensations, thoughts, dreams and memories. This book argues that the problem arises from a quest that has taken shape over the twentieth century, and that the analysis of history provides new resources for understanding and resolving it. Paul Livingston traces the development of the characteristic practices of analytic philosophy to problems about the relationship of experience to linguistic meaning, focusing on the theories of such philosophers as Carnap, Schlick, Neurath, Husserl, Ryle, Putnam, Fodor and Wittgenstein. Clearly written and avoiding technicalities, this book will be eagerly sought out by professionals and graduate students in philosophy and cognitive science. ER -