New Directions in Consciousness Studies

<p><em>New Directions in Consciousness Studies</em> describes a range of fresh ideas which promise to significantly advance scientific understanding of human nature. Written in non-specialized language the book draws upon concepts and research from history philosophy neuroscience and physics to delineate new approaches to the study of consciousness. </p><p>Early chapters deal with a range of ideas about our nature and suggest that mind can usefully be viewed as a type of dynamic landscape. The account shows how our minds relate to their societies brains and bodies and how they differ from computers. Later chapters develop a theory of the basis of consciousness (SoS theory). Using the physical concept of ‘broken symmetry’ the author shows how conscious mind may be rooted in temporality; a view that is supported by the occurrence of a wide range of anomalous phenomena. Potentially valuable future lines of research are identified.</p><p>This is a unique and engaging book that will appeal to students and academics in the field of consciousness studies and other readers with an interest in consciousness.</p>