Some Cardinal Points in Knowledge (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Shadworth Hollway Hodgson

 
9781330993422: Some Cardinal Points in Knowledge (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

A thoughtful exploration of how we know what we know, and where consciousness truly begins.

Philosophy and science meet as this work frames major questions about consciousness, experience, and the limits of what we can know. It traces how thoughts arise from empirical perceptions, how memory preserves a continuous stream of experience, and where the body fits into the story of awareness.

- See how consciousness is analyzed through its own evidence—our awareness of thoughts, feelings, and the world.
- Learn why memory is essential to the sense of a continuing self and how retentive memory shapes experience.
- Understand the proposed link between the brain’s physical system and the emergence of conscious states.
- Explore the idea that philosophy distinguishes the road of truth from the road of opinion, and why that matters for knowledge.

Ideal for readers of philosophy, cognitive science, and anyone curious about the foundations of experience and knowledge.

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