Characterizing Consciousness

Fifteen of the foremost scientists in this field presented testable theoretical models of consciousness and discussed how our understanding of the role that consciousness plays in our cognitive proces

Advances a new theory of consciousness based on insights gleaned from the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and artificial intelligence, and clears away obsolete myths about the process of thinking

Integrates central themes in epistemology and the philosophy of mindOffers a novel defense of internalism in epistemologyDevelops an original account of the epistemic significance of consciousness

HONG KONG LITERATURE SERIESSeries Editor: John MinfordThe Drunkard(酒徒) is one of the first full-length stream-of-consciousness novels written in Chinese. It has been called the Hong Kong novel, and wa

′Our consciousness rarely registers the beginning of a growth within us any more than without us: there have been many circulations of the sap before we detect the smallest sign of the bud.′Set in the

Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's famous investigations of "optimal experience" have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness called flow. During fl

Manolo was only three when his father, the great bullfighter Juan Olivar, died. But Juan is never far from Manolo's consciousness -- how could he be, with the entire town of Arcangel waiting for the d

With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Sally Minogue. The Professor is Charlotte Brontes first novel, in which she audaciously inhabits the voice and consciousness of a man, William Crimsworth. Like Jan

This junior novelization, which features a full-color insert, is based on Disney and Pixar's Hoppers, releasing in theaters Spring 2026! What if you could talk to animals and understand what they're saying? In Disney and Pixar's all-new feature film Hoppers, scientists have discovered how to "hop" human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals! The adventure introduces Mabel, an animal lover who seizes an opportunity to use the technology, uncovering mysteries within the animal world that are beyond anything she could have imagined. This junior novelization is a retelling of Disney and Pixar's Spring 2026 animated feature film and includes a full-color insert. It's perfect for kids ages 7 to 10.

This Little Golden Book is based on Disney and Pixar's Hoppers, releasing in theaters Spring 2026! What if you could talk to animals and understand what they're saying? In Disney and Pixar's all-new feature film Hoppers, scientists have discovered how to "hop" human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals! The adventure introduces Mabel, an animal lover who seizes an opportunity to use the technology, uncovering mysteries within the animal world that are beyond anything she could have imagined. This Little Golden Book retelling of the film is perfect for children ages 2 to 5, as well as Disney Little Golden Book collectors of all ages! Little Golden Books enjoy nearly 100% consumer recognition. They feature beloved classics, hot licenses, and new original stories . . . the classics of tomorrow.

Veronica Mars gets a fantastical twist in this novel about a girl with a transferrable consciousness, who uses her power for good, only to have it turned on her when someone uses her body to commit murder. Now she must solve the crime before the killer comes after her.Caught red handed... for a crime she didn't commit.It’s an open secret at Harvey Davis High School that Tia Dante can solve all your problems (for a fee, of course). As one of the few blessed with the genetic gift of transferable consciousness, she can slip inside your mind and do your dirty work—humiliate your cheating boyfriend, bring a bully to his knees, tell your boss where to stick it—and then return your body with no one the wiser. No task is too awkward, and unlike the competition, she takes care of business without peeking at your goods. Her rules are simple: pay in full, don’t report her side hustle to the government, and let her gorge on all the foods that would otherwise send her and her weak stomach fleeing t

'Elegantly written ... it is more relevant than ever' The TimesControl of consciousness determines the quality of lifeWhat really makes us feel glad to be alive?Combining over 40 years of ground-breaking research with practical advice, world-renowned psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi reveals the key to optimal experience: flow.This classic work of psychology is your essential guide to unlocking a happier, more fulfilling state of being.

The world’s most celebrated thriller writer returns with his most stunning novel yet—a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do.Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture by Katherine Solomon—a prominent noetic scientist with whom he has recently begun a relationship. Katherine is on the verge of publishing an explosive book that contains startling discoveries about the nature of human consciousness and threatens to disrupt centuries of established belief. But a brutal murder catapults the trip into chaos, and Katherine suddenly disappears along with her manuscript. Langdon finds himself targeted by a powerful organization and hunted by a chilling assailant sprung from Prague’s most ancient mythology. As the plot expands into London and New York, Langdon desperately searches for Katherine . . . and for answers. In a thrilling race through the dual worlds of futuristi

A novel for your cat, written in its native language. The word "meow" repeated over 80,000 times, to rapturous effect. Publisher's description: "Meow meow meow meow meow, meow. Meow meow meow meow. Meow? Meow."So begins Sam Austen's searing debut novel: an expansive, stream-of-consciousness fusillade decipherable only by cats, which may very well be a raucous, cogent satire laying waste to the literary establishment and the concept of language itself.Or it may not.Here, the experts weigh in: "Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow. Meow meow meow meow meow meow, meow meow, meow. Meow meow."- Professor Beans, Unaltered Domestic Shorthair"Meow meow meow, meow meow meow meow! Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow. Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow."- Constable Stubbs, Breed Indeterminate"Meow meow, meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow. Meow, meow meow meow meow. Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow meow meow meow meow

For this special issue on “New Generation Women's Fiction from Taiwan,” we have specially invited Professor Lee Kuei Yun of the Graduate Institute of Taiwan Literature at Taiwan's Tsing Hua University to be guest editor and take responsibility for the selections. Because of space limitations it has been possible only to select twelve short stories by eleven woman writers. These writers were all born in the 1970s or later and their works were published in the year 2000 or later. Thus, they represent a period of social change in twenty-first century Taiwan and the spirit of the new generation. The introduction that we asked Professor Lee to provide is entitled “Trauma, esire, Contemporary Women's Voices.” Aside from giving a brief account of the eleven writers and their works, Professor Lee sketches “a number of writerly qualities that become perceptible… [that] represent the internal trauma, female consciousness, physical lust, cat-uman metaphors, and everyday life, etc.” In her introdu

In The Private Self, Arnold Modell contributes an interdisciplinary perspective in formulating a theory of the private self. A leading thinker in American psychoanalysis, Modell here studies selfhood by examining variations on the theme of the self in Freud and in the work of object relations theorists, self psychologists, and neuroscientists. Modell contends that the self is fundamentally paradoxical, in that it is at once dependent upon social affirmation and autonomous in generating itself from within. We create ourselves, he suggests, by selecting values that are endowed with private meanings.By thinking of the unconscious as a neurophysiological process, and the self as the subject and object of its own experience, Modell is able to explain how identity can persist in the flux of consciousness. He thus offers an exciting and original perspective for our understanding of the mind and the brain.

這一生，不是只能走對的路，而是要走對得起自己的路。相信你有選擇的能力，也願意承擔與付出，一股安靜而踏實的力量，就會在內心慢慢成形，化為對自己無條件的支持。【狀況提問 × 內心探索 × 覺察書寫】吳若權陪伴你在每一次取捨中，梳理心的方向、累積生命厚度，更靠近真正的自己。人生的路，沒有真正的直線。每一次轉彎，都是探索；每一次停留，都是學習。當你依循內心的聲音，做出自己認同也願意承擔的決定，人生就不再是被動的際遇，而是你主動參與、親自設計的一段旅程。--------------------------------● 你習慣從容出門、還是壓線抵達？ ● 讀到沒興趣的科系，該盡快轉系或試著接觸？● 你平時會謹慎存錢、或者暢快花錢？ ● 有了暗戀對象，要勇敢告白還是繼續做朋友？……人生的樣貌，是由日常中各種微小的取捨，悄悄堆疊而成。你怎麼安排時間、把心放在哪裡、遇到困難時如何因應，都牽引著你走到現在的位置，反映出這是你選擇出來的人生。面對取捨，如果不主動選擇，就只能接受被別人選擇的結果。開始意識到「我其實有選擇」，認真思考各種可能性，並做出自己能坦然接受的結論，人生的劇本才會在你執筆下往前推進。所有的取捨，都是內在價值的顯影，決定你會成為什麼樣的人。只要問問內心：「這真是我想要的嗎？」在歷練中涵養勇氣與智慧，就能放下煩惱的負累、得到面對的力量，一步步走向更成熟、安穩的自己。取捨，從來不是理想狀態下的完美計算，而是在現實條件中，坦誠評估可行性的過程。那些錯過、放下、沒有選擇的，或許是為了幫助你拋開不適合的人生版本，就算繞了遠路，也是最切身的學習，沿途多看見的風景，都將成為你獨有的生命厚度。在多元而繁盛的時代，我們有了太多選擇可以考量，卻也因此猶豫、迷惘。靠近或疏離、表白或沉默、給予或接受、穩定或挑戰、逃避或面對……吳若權藉由45則明澈中帶著溫柔，關於「取捨」情境的人生側寫，以日常情境的狀況提問作為前導練習，再藉由生活事例的感悟體會、梳理內心的筆記書寫，和你一起探索內在信念、人際應處、自我成長、工作價值、金錢與時間的迷思等課題。這本書想跟你說的，不是要怎麼選「對」，而是希望引領你重新坐上人生的駕駛座，從覺察、累積、聚焦、承擔到行動，按照內心描繪的藍圖，駛向更寬闊的風景。【人生的轉變，從 C.H.O.I.C.E. 開始】每天有意識地做選擇的生活方式Consciousness｜選擇的覺

昆達里尼是神聖的覺性之流 你就是昆達里尼， 我們都是神的光芒交織而成的網絡， 脈輪則是這巨大能量網絡的一部分。 本書解析了何謂真正的「坦陀羅」， 以及當昆達里尼被喚醒、脈輪打開時的真正狀態， 以期打破世人的種種誤解。 ◎認識昆達里尼的真面目 ．你和昆達里尼是不分的，不是你「有」昆達里尼，而是你就「是」昆達里尼。 ．以為「昆達里尼」是在我們人體內部，就是錯誤的觀念。因為「內」與「外」的區別不存在。 ．坦陀羅的本質是那條貫穿宇宙的線，而這條線是道光，當它的光捲向自己時，看起來是個卷盤，叫做「孔達拉」（kuṇḍala），而形成那有知覺宇宙卷曲著的能量，就成了「昆達里尼」（kuṇḍalinī）。它也可以叫做「坦陀羅」，亦即由線所織成的布，是交織成宇宙的網。 ．每個人都是「本覺」（Consciousness）之海裡的一個波。波和波看起來好像是分開的，實際上是同一個連續的體。這個波，或者說光線，當它穿過我們這個身心結合的個體，就成為這個體的昆達里尼。它和我們一切的能量是同一個，因為有各種作用而顯得不同。 ．並非我們身體之中有股叫做昆達里尼的靈能，實際上，昆達里尼是神聖的覺性之流，我們整個身心能量都是源自於那裡。更進一步說，這整個宇宙充斥著跳動的能量。除了跳動的能量，我們的宇宙一無所有。 ．就昆達里尼而言，在那覺性之流中是沒有所謂陰或是陽，其實既是陰又是陽，因為宇宙中沒有東西是純粹陽性，沒有純粹陰性。 ．昆達里尼之流並沒有所謂的方向性，不是向上也不是向下，不在前也不在後。但是如果我們用身體的概念來看它，它是從脊柱的底部流向頭頂。昆達里尼是神經系統能量的起因和源頭，是由脊柱底部流向頭頂的靈光。 ◎打開脈輪，就是關閉脈輪 ．所謂打開脈輪，其實是關掉脈輪外在的象徵。 ．我們在冥想以及脈輪打開時，能量是向內流，向上流。 ．喉輪打通了的人自然會變得沉默。 ．心輪打通的人不會變得喜怒無常或是變得多愁善感，他的情緒會非常穩定，完全不受外在影響。他的愛會擴充到變成對一切眾生的愛。 ．生殖輪打通的人自然會變成節欲的人。 ◎接通昆達里尼能量後，修行人可能出現的情況： ．無論做起什麼事來都會極度有效。 ．有巨大的心智能力。 ．自然流出啟發人心的言語。 ．即興寫出大量詩句或者做出水準超凡的藝術品。 ．陷入極深沉的靜默。 ．生起大慈悲心，凡是在周遭的人都會受到感召。

本期專題 華語語系研究再出發：混語、跨界、多聲交響專題論文001意外的先驅 －冷戰時期的文學調查、讀本政治與華語教學 Accidental Pioneer: Literary Surveys, the Politics of Readers, and Chinese Language Pedagogy during the Cold War 陳柏旭 Chen Po-His039從語言使用和心智系統探討台灣跨語世代 A Study of Taiwan’s Translingual Generation through Language Use and Mental Systems 林映彤 Lin Ying-Tung 、 詹斯閔 Chan Szu-Min075文學紀錄片《櫻之聲》的（非）跨語敘事 －論黃明川的史家角色與作者位置 The (Non) Translingual Narrative of the Literary Documentary Sound of Sakura: On Huang Ming-Chuan’s Role as a Historian and his Author Position 陳允元Chen Yun-Yuan113從詩句到詩行 －楊牧的迴行意識與定行詩節 From Verse to Line: Enjambement Consciousness and Fixed-Line Stanzas in Yang-Mu’s Poetry 林宇軒Lin Yu-Hsuan一般論文155論季麒光台灣園林書寫的時代意義與美學意涵 －以雷蒙・威廉斯「感覺結構」為主要進路之考察On the Temporal Significance and Aesthetic Dimensions of Chi Ch’i-kuang’s Writings on Taiwanese Garden: A Study through Raymond Williams’ “Structure(s) of Feelings” 王建國Wang Chien-Kuo199正眼看世界 －日治台灣新舊文學論戰帶動的時空認知變化 Facing the World with Observation: Chronotopic Transformations Driven by the New-Ol

◎線條＋符號＋顏色，多種抽象概念的新詮釋。Line + symbols + colors, new interpretations of multiple abstract concepts.◎跳過望文生義可能產生的歧解，以最簡單的形式進行最直觀的哲學演繹。Avoid ambiguity that literal interpretations may lead to, directly interpret philosophies with the simplest methods.你可曾想過用簡單的筆劃與顏色勾勒物質世界的抽象概念？打破現實形式的框架，以冥想、意象、解構，重新簡約而寧靜的感受世界！作者以簡單的線條、圖象、文字與顏色演繹二維、三維、四維的種種抽象概念，藉著解構每幅創作的線條勾勒與組合，可以感受作者解讀物質世界的獨特角度，是一部意識流動強烈的藝術、哲學創作集。Have you ever thought about drawing abstract concepts with simply strokes and colors?Break the framework of reality, and feel the world with meditation, imagery, deconstruction, newdefinitions in peace!The author presents abstract 2-dimensional, 3-dimentional, and 4-dimensional concepts with simple lines, images, texts and colors. By deconstructing the lines and combinations of every creation, you may experience the author’s unique point of view to make sense of the material collection of artistic and philosophical creations of strong consciousness.◎代理經銷：白象文化更多精彩內容請見https://www.pressstore.com.tw/free

從習慣的形成到自我概念的建構結合科學實證與哲學思辨，威廉．詹姆斯重新定義心理學➔心理學的里程碑之作《心理學原理》是美國心理學家威廉．詹姆斯（William James）於西元1890年出版的經典著作，被譽為現代心理學發展的奠基之作。本書為原著的精簡版本，經過全面的重新處理與解讀，使其更適合當代讀者閱讀與理解。詹姆斯在書中深入探討了心理學的基本概念，並強調心理學不僅是對行為和心理過程的研究，更是對心靈與意識的整體理解。本書的精簡版保留了詹姆斯的核心觀點，使其學術價值與可讀性並存。◎意識流理論與心理學的動態觀點詹姆斯的「意識流」（Stream of Consciousness）理論是本書的重要亮點之一。他認為意識並非由一連串孤立的想法組成，而是一種連續且不斷變化的流動過程，類似於河流般的流動性。這一觀點挑戰了當時心理學界將思維機械化、片段化的做法，並影響了後來的現象學、存在主義哲學及文學領域。透過本書，讀者可以理解詹姆斯如何將心理活動視為一種整體的過程，而非單純的反應或條件反射。◎習慣的力量與行為塑造詹姆斯對於「習慣」的探討是心理學研究中的經典論述。他認為習慣並非僅是重複行為的結果，而是塑造人格與生活方式的關鍵因素。他指出透過建立良好的習慣，個體可以提高自身的行動效率，並在無意識的狀態下做出符合目標的選擇。◎自我概念與個體意識的多重面向詹姆斯將「自我」分為「物質我」、「社會我」與「精神我」，強調個體的自我認知是多層次的。他認為個人對自身的理解不僅來自於內在的思維，還受到外部環境、人際關係與社會角色的影響。◎心理與生理的相互作用詹姆斯對於心理與生理的關聯性有深刻的見解，他認為心理活動並非孤立存在，而是與大腦及神經系統緊密相連。他的研究為後來的神經科學發展奠定了基礎，並影響了對情緒與行為關係的理解。例如，詹姆斯-蘭格情緒理論提出，情緒是由生理反應驅動的，而非純粹來自於主觀感受。本書特色：本書將美國心理學之父威廉．詹姆斯《心理學原理》重新編輯與解讀，使內容更清晰易懂。詹姆斯強調心理學不僅研究行為與心理過程，更關注心靈與環境的互動，全書保留其核心觀點，如意識流理論、習慣的影響、自我概念及心理與生理的關聯等，力求在保留原作深度的同時，讓現代讀者更易吸收。

This book introduces academic researchers and professionals to the basic concepts and methods for characterizing interdependencies of multiple time series in the frequency domain. Detecting causal dir

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What altered states of consciousness—the dissolution of feelings of time and self—can tell us about the mystery of consciousness.During extraordinary moments of consciousness—shock, meditative states

Plotinus is the first Greek philosopher to hold a systematic theory of consciousness. The key feature of his theory is that it involves multiple layers of experience: different layers of consciousness occur in different levels of self. This layering of higher modes of consciousness on lower ones provides human beings with a rich experiential world, and enables human beings to draw on their own experience to investigate their true self and the nature of reality. This involves a robust notion of subjectivity. However, it is a notion of subjectivity that is unique to Plotinus, and remarkably different from the Post-Cartesian tradition. Behind the plurality of terms Plotinus uses to express consciousness, and behind the plurality of entities to which Plotinus attributes consciousness (such as the divine souls and the hypostases), lies a theory of human consciousness. It is a Platonist theory shaped by engagement with rival schools of ancient thought.

Christopher Peacocke presents a philosophical theory of subjects of consciousness, together with a theory of the nature of first person representation of such a subject of consciousness. He develops a

In Disturbed Consciousness, philosophers and other scholars examine various psychopathologies in light of specific philosophical theories of consciousness. The contributing authors -- some of them dis

A groundbreaking contribution to debates on women’s oppression and consciousness, and the connections between socialism and feminism. Examining feminist consciousness from various vantage points – soc

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Christopher Peacocke presents a philosophical theory of subjects of consciousness, together with a theory of the nature of first person representation of such a subject of consciousness. He develops a

Consciousness is an active area of both philosophical debates and scientific research. Consciousness Quest, rather than covering the broad spectrum of consciousness spread over multiple scientific dis

Consciousness is perhaps one of the greatest mysteries in the universe. This ambitious book begins with a philosophical approach to consciousness, examining some key questions such as what is meant by

Consciousness is perhaps one of the greatest mysteries in the universe. This ambitious book begins with a philosophical approach to consciousness, examining some key questions such as what is meant by

In this sequel to his Romantic Consciousness, John Beer discusses further questionings of human consciousness: both the degree to which Dickens's conscious dramatizing differs from the subconscious wo

Robots are becoming more human, but could they also become sentient and have human-like consciousness? What is consciousness, exactly? It is a fact that our thoughts and consciousness are based on the

In his new book, John S. Dunne asks: “So what is eternal consciousness? It is, I take it, consciousness of the eternal in us. If time is ‘a changing image of eternity,’ as Plato says, the changing ima

Experimental Phenomena of Consciousness is the definitive collection of consciousness phenomena in which awareness emerges as an experimental variable. With its comprehensive yet succinct entries, arr

This work, published in 1901, is the culmination of a lifetime of research and contemplation in which Richard Maurice Bucke (1837–1902) expounds his theory of the development and evolution of consciousness in living things. He uses his own experiences, those of contemporaries such as Tennyson, and of historical figures such as Francis Bacon, as evidence for moments of higher consciousness and intellect known as 'cosmic consciousness'. Bucke's theory is of three states of progressive consciousness, attained through evolution. The Simple Consciousness of animals, Self Consciousness of man to understand his place in the universe, and Cosmic Consciousness, where man might grow to understand the life and order of the cosmos. This pinnacle of understanding is a progression assisted by evolution that Bucke hopes will one day come to all men. A thought-provoking book at any time, full of optimism for the intellectual future of the human race.

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