Consciousness in Action Author:S. L. Hurley Winner, Association of American Publishers 1998 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Award in the Category of Philosophy and Religion In this important book, Susan Hurley sheds new light on consciousness by examining its relationship to action from various angles. She assesses the role of agency in the unity of a conscious perspective, and argues ... more »that perception and action are more deeply interdependent than we usually assume. Her two-level view has wide implications for topics that include self-consciousness, the modularity of mind, and the relations of mind to world. The self no longer lurks hidden somewhere between perceptual input and behavioral output, but reappears out in the open, embodied and embedded in its environment. "Highly original, densely argued, interrelated essays on the nature and unity of consciousness, the relationships of consciousness to underlying neurophysiological processes and environmental stimuli, and the connections among consciousness, perception, and action … Exhibits the astonishing breadth of knowledge, technical virtuosity, and subtle analyses Hurley's readers have come to expect in her work … A significant work not only because of its depth, originality, and impressive detail, but also because its integration of philosophy with neuropsychology and cognitive science provides new avenues of research for philosophers concerned about the nature of the mind, perception, and action … [The] book's impact will continue to be felt for years to come." —Dan Silber, Philosophy in Review« less