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Book SynopsisIn this work, Kathleen V. Wider discusses Jean-Paul Sartre's analysis of consciousness in Being and Nothingness in light of recent work by analytic philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists.
Trade ReviewA coherent and convincing theory of consciousness.
* The Review of Metaphysics *
Wider's discussion is coherent, detailed, and fascinating, and her account of recent work on consciousness and embodiment is well informed. A major strength of her book is its clarity, both organizational and conceptual. She writes in a direct and unpretentious style, and presents frequent summaries and reminders of earlier points, so the intricacies of the argument are easy to follow.
-- Natika Newton, Suffolk County Community College * Behavior and Philosophy *
This book is a complex and intriguing work. Wider has woven a sustained argument from a wealth of scholarly material drawn from distinct traditions in support of her two interrelated theses: that consciousness is invariably self-consciousness and that the body is the subject of self-consciousness... It certainly challenges students of Sartre to reconsider his notion of human freedom in light of our incarnate nature.
-- Elizabeth Murray Morelli * Sartre Studies Interantional *
This book is a product of that all too rare blindness to the boundary separating philosophy into analytic and continental; if not a blindness, then a healthy disregard... Wider's open-mindedness and expansive erudition find their rewards in a treatment of the issues raised that is likely to appeal to any philosophy convinced that an acknowledgement of both first-person and third-person perspectives is necessary for an understanding of mind.
-- Maurice Larkin, University College Dublin * International Journal of Philosophical Studies *
A thoughtful book.... Wider does a great job of guiding the reader through her theses and presenting clearly written arguments.
* Philosophy in Review *
