Svetlana Nagumanova’s book under the title “Materialism and Consciousness: the Analysis of the Discussion on the Nature of Consciousness in the Contemporary Analytic Philosophy” suggests the reader to immerse himself in the discussion of the materialist paradigm to explain the phenomenon of consciousness. Undoubtedly, a critical and comprehensive analysis of the conceptual difficulties of various theoretical positions is one of the main advantages of this book. Its main goal is to evaluate the research potential of these positions, as the explaining of the meaning of Consciousness, without succumbing to the temptation of an additional ontology is a difficult task in the pale of materialism. But, still, it can be solved. The author says that among all of the existing concepts of consciousness the representationalism has the greatest potential in solving the difficult problem of Consciousness. But, for now we cannot claim that it is true. Anyway, after reading this book you will find a partial answer to your question.
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On April 10th with the participation of Moscow Consciousness Studies Center at the philosophy department of the Moscow State University an unusual and unique in its area Round Table called “The Problem of Consciousness in Contemporary Continental Philosophy” was held. It’s a common known fact that philosophy today can be divided into two types – Continental and Analytic Philosophy, that can seem dichotomous. What is the difference of the methods of philosophy of both types, and what are the differences in understanding of key points? These questions have been discussed during the conference in accordance with the classical philosophical theme of consciousness that most clearly marks the difference between the two types.

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The Stuff of Thought is a revelation. In this exhilarating new book, Steven Pinker analyzes how our words relate to thoughts and to the world around us and reveals what this tells us about ourselves.

The Stuff of Thought is a book for everyone. Steven Pinker has devoted his life to studying the way we think and communicate.

And language, in his hands, becomes a profound, and highly entertaining, way to shed light on every aspect of human nature.

This book, first published in 1996, has become one of the most prominent philosophical treatises of the end of the 20th century. Today it is impossible to find serious work on the problem of consciousness in which there would be no references to Chalmers.

“The Conscious Mind” is a fascinating story about the deepest philosophical paradoxes and mysteries of consciousness. It is a provocative study in which an attempt is made to justify the “naturalistic dualism” based on the author’s thesis about the non-physical nature of consciousness and its dependence on the functional schemes in the brain. Chalmers also claims that his theory opens up new perspectives for the interpretation of quantum mechanics and suggests the possibility of conscious robots. Clarity of exposition, bold ideas, originality of thought experiments, accuracy of reasoning and wide erudition of the author of this book has made it a real gift for anyone interested in philosophy.

А presentation of a book by Dmitriy Ivanov “The Nature of Phenomenal Consciousness” was held in the Moscow Center for Consciousness Studies on 18.12.2012

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The Moscow Center for Consciousness Studies arranged an interview with Alexander Dobrokhotov on December, 11 2012. The interview was conducted by Vadim Vasilyev and Dmitry Volkov.

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Крупные издания:

1. Артемьева О.В. Английский этический интеллектуализм XVIII – XIX вв. М.: 2011г. 196 с.

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Крупные издания:

1. Бескова И.А., Герасимова И.А., Меркулов И.П. Феномен сознания. ISBN 5-89826-307-1; М.: 2012г. г.

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It’s little wonder Dmitriy Ivanov’s book is entitled “The Nature of Phenomenal Consciousness”, as it’s the phenomenal side of the conscious experience that makes discussion of consciousness so exciting and attractive for specialists from different intellectual fields.
In a polemical manner, the author discusses a variety of ways of how to explain the nature of the phenomenal experience, and even suggests an original perspective for solving “the hard problem of consciousness”. This approach makes his book an exceedingly interesting read, and encourages the reader to seek answers on questions about consciousness.

A lecture on “Hume’s ‘strange inversion’ in consciousness” by Daniel Dennett took place in Moscow State University on June 21, 2012.

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