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1	The Really Hard Problem: Meaning in a Material World more books like this by Owen Flanagan A noted philosopher proposes a naturalistic (rather than supernaturalistic) way to solve the "really hard problem": how to live in a meaningful way - how to live a life that really matters - even as a finite material being living in a material world.If consciousness is "the hard problem" in mind science - explaining how the amazing private world ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $12.00! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Dreaming Souls: Sleep, Dreams and the Evolution of the Conscious Mind more books like this by Owen J Flanagan What, if anything do dreams tell us about ourselves? What is the relationship between types of sleep and types of dreams? Does dreaming serve any purpose? Or are dreams simply meaningless mental noise--'unmusical fingers wandering over the piano keys'? With expertise in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience, Owen Flanagan is uniquely ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $9.96! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Science of the Mind, 2nd Edition more books like this by Owen Flanagan Consciousness emerges as the key topic in this second edition of Owen Flanagan's popular introduction to cognitive science and the philosophy of psychology. in a new chapter Flanagan develops a neurophilosophical theory of subjective mental life. He brings recent developments in the theory of neuronal group selection and connectionism to bear on ... see all copies from $3.43! new only from $25.41! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Problem of the Soul Two Visions of Mind and How to Reconcile Them more books like this by Owen Flanagan A reconciliation of two conflicting visions of what a person is--one embedded in our humanistic traditions, the other advanced by mind science--from one of the most influential philosophers of our time. Science has always created problems for traditional ways of seeing things, but now the very attributes that make us human--free will, the ... see all copies from $2.41! new only from $8.01! \| SVS
5	Self Expressions: Mind, Morals, and the Meaning of Life more books like this by Owen Flanagan Continuing the old philosophical project of reconciling a scientific view of ourselves with the view of ourselves as agents of free will and meaning, but bringing to this project the latest insights of neuroscience, cognitive science, and psychiatry, Flanagan's collection of essays explores topics such as a scientific explanation of consciousness, ... see all copies from $6.30! new only from $25.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Consciousness Reconsidered more books like this by Owen Flanagan Consciousness is neither miraculous nor ultimately mysterious. In this account Owen Flanagan argues that we are on the way to understanding consciousness and its place in the natural order. No aspect of consciousness escapes Flanagan's probe. Qualia, self-consciousness, autobiographical memory, perceptions, sensations, the stream of consciousness, ... see all copies from $3.46! new only from $10.09! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Identity, Character, and Morality: Essays in Moral Psychology more books like this by Owen Flanagan (Editor), Oksenberg Rorty (Editor), Amelia O Rorty (Editor) Many philosophers believe that normative ethics is in principle independent of psychology. By contrast, the authors of these essays explore the interconnections between psychology and moral theory. They investigate the psychological constraints on realizable ethical ideals and articulate the psychological assumptions behind traditional ethics. ... see all copies from $13.95! new only from $27.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Science of the Mind more books like this by Owen J Flanagan Consciousness emerges as the key topic in this second edition of Owen Flanagan's popular introduction to cognitive science and the philosophy of psychology. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.75! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Nature of Consciousness: Philosophical Debates more books like this by Ned J Block (Editor), Guven Guzeldere (Editor), Owen Flanagan (Editor) Intended for anyone attempting to find their way through the large and confusingly interwoven philosophical literature on consciousness, this reader brings together most of the principal texts in philosophy (and a small set of related key works in neuropsychology) on consciousness through 1996, and includes some forthcoming articles. Its extensive ... see all copies from $18.00! new only from $29.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Varieties of Moral Personality: Ethics and Psychological Realism more books like this by Owen Flanagan Owen Flamagan argues in this book for a more psychologically realistic ethical reflection and spells out the ways in which psychology can enrich moral philosophy. Beginning with a discussion of such "moral Saints" as Grandhi, Mother Teresa, and Oskar Schindler, Flanagan charts a middle course between an ethics that is too realistic and sociallly ... see all copies from $15.60! new only from $32.57! \| first editions

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