Journal of Consciousness Studies
| Journal of Consciousness Studies | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated title (ISO 4) | J. Conscious. Stud. |
| Discipline | Cognitive science, neurophysiology, philosophy |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Valerie Gray Hardcastle |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | Imprint Academic |
| Publication history | 1994-present |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Impact factor (2011) |
.78 |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1355-8250 |
| OCLC number | 32043673 |
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The Journal of Consciousness Studies is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated entirely to the field of consciousness studies. It was previously edited by Joseph Goguen. It is currently edited by Professor Valerie Gray Hardcastle of the University of Cincinnati.
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Background [edit]
The journal was established in part to provide visibility across disciplines to various researchers approaching the problem of consciousness from their respective fields. The articles are usually in non-specialized language (in contrast to a typical academic journal) in order to make them accessible to those in other disciplines. This also serves to help make them accessible to laypersons.
In contrast to other journals, it attempts to incorporate fields beyond the realm of the natural sciences and the social sciences such as the humanities, philosophy, critical theory, comparative religion, and mysticism.
Conferences [edit]
The journal is affiliated with the Towards a Science of Consciousness conference, and the Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Papers from the first Online Consciousness Conference were published in a special issue in April 2010.[1]
Articles [edit]
Some examples of articles published in the journal:
- "The Astonishing Hypothesis" (1994) - Francis Crick & J. Clark
- "Facing Up to the Problem of Consciousness" (1995) - David Chalmers
- "Facing Backwards on the Problem of Consciousness" (1996) - Daniel Dennett
- "In the Theatre of Consciousness" (1997) - Bernard Baars
- "The 'Shared Manifold' Hypothesis: From Mirror Neurons to Empathy" (2001) - Vittorio Gallese
Single theme issues [edit]
From time to time, the journal publishes collections of thematically or topically related academic papers. These often take the form of a double issue.
Notable contributors [edit]
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- Igor Aleksander
- James H. Austin
- Susan Blackmore
- Patricia Churchland
- Owen Flanagan
- Walter Freeman
- Nicholas Humphrey
- Ivan Illich
- Stanley Krippner
- George Lakoff
- Jaron Lanier
- Benjamin Libet
- Jonathan Lowe
- John McCarthy
- Colin McGinn
- Thomas Metzinger
- Rafael E. Núñez
- Roger Penrose
- Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
- Oliver Sacks
- John Searle
- David Skrbina
- Luc Steels
- Galen Strawson
- Ed Subitzky
- Charles Tart
- Francisco Varela
- Ken Wilber
