Consciousness and the Limits of Objectivity: The Case for Subjective Physicalism

Robert J. Howell Offers A New Account Of The Relationship Between Conscious Experience And The Physical World, Based On A Neo-cartesian Notion Of The Physical And Careful Consideration Of Three Anti-materialist Arguments. His Theory Of Subjective Physicalism Reconciles The Data Of Consciousness With The Advantages Of A Monistic, Physical Ontology. Machine Generated Contents Note: Pt. I Defining Physicalism -- 1.the Base Problem -- 2.supervenience And The Relation Problem -- Pt. Ii The Threat Of The Subjective -- 3.phenomenal Knowledge And Acquaintance -- 4.acquaintance And Objectivity -- Pt. Iii Saving Physicalism -- 5.the Ontology Of Subjective Physicalism -- 6.deduction, Necessitation, And Acquaintance -- 7.assessing Subjective Physicalism. Robert J. Howell. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [174]-185) And Indexes.