{"product_id":"information-and-consciousness-9781538198483","title":"Information and Consciousness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInformation and Consciousness: An Exploration \u003c\/i\u003econnects information and consciousness in ways that will open up potential inquiry into what information is, how it works, and its relationship to human consciousness. Information has been taken to mean many things in the past; the risk has been that, if it is taken to mean everything, it may mean nothing. In this book, information's definition is restricted to the inclusion of meaning and truth in discursive action. Consciousness, for its part, has frequently been taken to refer to the material workings of the brain. Recent inquiry has led to a broadening to embrace the human body and the environment in extended consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing these two conceptions, the connections between information and consciousness are explored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA unique definition of information is offered that centers on discursive action, meaning, and truth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe role of sign systemssemioticsis connected to what information is.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe standard model of consciousness is critiqued, and alternatives are investigated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe alternative of embodied\/extended consciousness is presented as a preferred model, and its role with respect to information is explored.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book aims to make connections between what informs humans and what humans are conscious of. Anyone who is concerned with how people identify what informs will be interested in the entirety of the work. The author provides readers with the foundation they need to understand the most common conceptions of what information and consciousness are. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInformation and Consciousness \u003c\/i\u003ealso looks into the future for enquiry. Presenting a different way of conceiving information and consciousness, the book shows a way forward for enquiry and education.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041282982231,"sku":"9781538198483","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781538198483.jpg?v=1750949650","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/information-and-consciousness-9781538198483","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}