The Science of Subjectivity [Hardcover]

Can neuroscience help explain the first-person perspective? The Science of Subjectivity delves into the nature of experience, arguing that unconscious subjectivity is a reality. Neisser identifies the biological roots of the first-person, showing how ancient systems of animal navigation enable creatures like us to cope with our worldly concerns.Introduction: Consciousness, Subjectivity, And The History Of The Organism PART I: SUBJECTIVITY CONSIDERED AS THE FIRST-PERSON PERSPECTIVE 1. Subjectivity And Reference 2. Unconscious Subjectivity 3. What Subjectivity Is Not PART II: SUBJECTIVITY IN THE NEUROBIOLOGICAL IMAGE Introduction: Subjectivity In The Neurobiological Image 4. The Science Of Subjectivity 5. Putting The Neuro In Neurophenomenology 6. Neural Correlates Of Consciousness Reconsidered Postscript: Neurophilosophy, Darwinian Naturalism, And SubjectivityJoseph Neisser is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Adjunct Professor to the Neuroscience Program at Grinnell College, USA. In 2013 he was a Visiting Researcher at the Centre for Subjectivity Research (CFS) at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.