《伽利略的错误》内容简介
自然科学在解释意识上的失败，似乎让我们不得不在物理主义和某种二元论之间做出选择，前者意味着要否认我们的意识和主观体验的实在性，后者则带来了更多问题。作为第三种方案的“泛心论”近年来备受哲学家和神经科学家关注，不少人认为它离解决意识问题的目标更近；根据这一理论，意识是物理世界中基本的、普遍存在的特征，我们的意识在物理世界中看起来之所以独特，是因为它是我们目前唯一拥有的通达物质内在本质的窗口。本书回顾了三种路径在解决意识问题方面的优势与缺陷，以简明扼要的哲学论证为泛心论做出了有力的辩护，是一部通达意识科学研究前沿的入门佳作。
作者简介
菲利普·高夫（PhilipGoff）——著
英国哲学家，英国杜伦大学哲学教授，博士毕业于英国雷丁大学。主要研究兴趣为心灵哲学、意识哲学以及实在本质的问题。
傅星源——译
哲学博士，山西大学哲学学院副教授。
Introduction to the contents of Galileo's Error
The failure of the natural sciences to explain consciousness seems to force us to choose between physicalism, which implies denying the reality of our consciousness and subjective experience, and a kind of dualism, which poses more problems. Panpsychism, as the third solution, has attracted much attention from philosophers and neuroscientists in recent years, and many believe that it is closer to the goal of solving the problem of consciousness. According to this theory, consciousness is a fundamental, universal feature of the physical world, and our consciousness appears unique in the physical world because it is the only window we currently have into the inner nature of matter. This book reviews the advantages and disadvantages of the three approaches to solving the problem of consciousness, and provides a powerful defense of panpsychism with a concise philosophical argument. It is a good introduction to the frontiers of consciousness science.
About the author
By PhilipGoff
English philosopher, Professor of Philosophy at Durham University, PhD from the University of Reading. His main research interests are philosophy of mind, philosophy of consciousness and the nature of reality.
Fu Xingyuan -- translated
Doctor of Philosophy, Associate Professor, School of Philosophy, Shanxi University.
