New Theoretical Horizons Regarding the Nature of Consciousness

A Review of "Consciousness Unbound: Liberating Mind from the Tyranny of Materialism"

Authors

  • Marjorie Woollacott University of Oregon

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31156/jaex.23389

Keywords:

consciousness, idealism, monism, anomalous experience, materialism

Abstract

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Published

2021-10-28

How to Cite

Woollacott, M. (2021). New Theoretical Horizons Regarding the Nature of Consciousness: A Review of "Consciousness Unbound: Liberating Mind from the Tyranny of Materialism". Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition, 1(1-2), 180–186. https://doi.org/10.31156/jaex.23389

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1-2 (2021)

Section

Book reviews

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