Heidegger and the Problem of Consciousness, livre ebook

Nancy J. Holland turns to the thought of Martin Heidegger to help understand an age-old philosophical question: Is there a split between the body and the mind? Arguing against philosophical positions that define human consciousness as an overarching phenomenon or reduce it to the brain or physicality, Holland contends that consciousness is relational and it is this relationship that allows us to inhabit and negotiate in the world. Holland forwards a complex and nuanced reading of Heidegger as she focuses on consciousness, being, and what might constitute the animal or, more broadly, other-than-human world. Holland engages with the depth and breadth of Heidegger's work as she opens space for a discussion about the uniqueness of human consciousness.Introduction: Heidegger, Nature, and Consciousness1. The Problem of Consciousness2. The Earliest Vision3. The Essence of Truth4. The Later Heidegger5. "Something Non-Material. . .But Also Not Unmaterial"Conclusion: " [is] Not a Soul but the Unmediated Discovery of Being"Epilogue: Charlemagne's MonogramEndnotesReferences