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1、Tye_cover212/1/031:35PMPage1ConsciousnessandPersonsConsciousnessandPersons“Itwouldbeimpossiblenottolearnfromthisoutstandingbook.MichaelTyeConsciousnessandPersonsdisplaysrealinsightintotheproblemsofunityandidentity,andanintimidatingUnityandIdentityUnityandIdentityMichaelTyemast
2、eryoftherelevantphilosophicalandpsychologicalliterature.ButalmostMichaelTyeasimportant,itsbrevityandclaritymakethebookapleasuretoread.”—FrankJackson,TheAustralianNationalUniversityInConsciousnessandPersons:UnityandIdentityMichaelTyetakesonthethornyissueoftheunityofconscious-“N
3、otjustanotherbookonconsciousness!Thisoneisaboutvariouskindsofnessandanswerstheseimportantquestions:Whatunity(andafewdisunities)inphenomenalexperience.Provocativeclaimsareexactlyistheunityofconsciousness?Canasinglepersondefended,andthepresentationislucidandengagingthroughout.Ie
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