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- Philosophy of Mind: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge Contem
- ISBN
- 9780415283564
- Subject Area
- Philosophy
- Publication Name
- Philosophy of Mind : a Contemporary Introduction
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Subject
- Mind & Body, General
- Series
- Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy Ser.
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Item Weight
- 16.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 280 Pages
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Philosophy of Mind: A Contemporary Introduction is a comprehensive and accessible survey of main themes, positions and debates in philosophy of mind. John Heil introduces and discusses the major topics in succinct, user-friendly, self-contained chapters: * Cartesian dualism * Descartes's legacy * non-Cartesian dualism * behaviorism * the identity theory * functionalism * the representational theory of mind * qualia * radical interpretation * the intentional stance * eliminativism * property dualism * mind and metaphysics * the mind's place in nature This revised and updated edition includes expanded chapters on eliminativism, qualia, and the representational theory of mind, and an entirely new chapter on property dualism. There are annotated suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, updated to include recent material and internet resources.
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Routledge
ISBN-10
0415283566
ISBN-13
9780415283564
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Product Key Features
Publication Name
Philosophy of Mind : a Contemporary Introduction
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Mind & Body, General
Series
Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy Ser.
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy
Number of Pages
280 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Item Weight
16.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
LCCN
2003-022842
LeafCats
378
Lc Classification Number
Bd418.3.H47 2003
Edition Description
Revised Edition,New Edition
Table of Content
Preface to the second edition Preface to the first edition 1. Introduction 1.1 Experience and reality 1.2 The unavoidability of the philosophy of mind 1.3 Science and metaphysics 1.4 Metaphysics and cognitive science 1.5 A look ahead Suggested reading 2. Cartesian Dualism 2.1 Science and philosophy 2.2 Descartes's Dualism 2.3 Substances, attributes, and modes 2.4 The metaphysics of Cartesian Dualism 2.5 Mind-body interaction Suggested reading 3. Decartes's legacy 3.1 Dualism without interaction 3.2 Parallelism 3.3 Occasionalism 3.4 Causation and occasionalism 3.5 Idealism 3.6 Mind and meaning 3.7 Epiphenomealism Suggested reading 4. Non-Cartesian Dualism 4.1 Three facets of Cartesian Dualism 4.2 Individuating substances 4.3 Metaphysical interlude 4.4 Substance dualism 4.5 Self-body interaction 4.6 Taking stock Suggested reading 5. Behaviourism 5.1 Moving away from Dualism 5.2 Historical and philosophical background 5.3 Privacy and its consequences 5.4 The beetle in the box 5.5 Philosophical behaviourism 5.6 Dispositions 5.7 Behavioural analysis 5.8 Sensation 5.9 The legacy of philosophical behaviourism 5.10 Intrinsic and extrinsic characteristics 5.11 Psychological behaviourism 5.12 The demise of behaviourism Suggested reading 6. The identity theory 6.1 Correlation to identification 6.2 Parsimony 6.3 Self-conscious thought 6.4 Locating mental qualities 6.5 Substance, properties, states, and events 6.6 Predicates and properties 6.7 Strict identity 6.8 Leibniz's law 6.9 The $64 question 6.10 Qualities of experiences and qualities experienced 6.11 Epistemological loose ends 6.12 Taking stock Suggested reading 7. Functionalism 7.1 The emergence of functionalism 7.2 The functionalist picture 7.3 Abstraction as partial consideration 7.4 Minds as computing machines 7.5 Functional explanation 7.6 Functionalist ontology 7.7 Functionalism and materialism 7.8 Functional properties 7.9 Mental properties as functional properties 7.10 Functionalism and behaviourism 7.11 Characterizing functional states 7.12 Total functional systems Suggested reading 8. The representational theory of mind 8.1 Mental representation 8.2 Semantic engines 8.3 The mind as a semantic engine 8.4 The Chinese room 8.5 From syntax to semantics 8.6 Levels of description 8.7 Levels of description and the special sciences 8.8 From taxonomy to ontology 8.9 Layers of reality Suggested reading 9. Qualia 9.1 Qualities of conscious experience 9.2 Zombies 9.3 Biting the bullet 9.4 Living without Qualia 9.5 The mystery of consciousness Suggested reading 10. Radical interpretation 10.1 Minds as constructs 10.2 Davidson and the propositional attitudes 10.3 Semantic opacity 10.4 Radical interpretation: Background issues 10.5 T-theories 10.6 From T-theories toI-theories 10. 7 Decision theory 10.8 Charity 10.9 Indeterminacy 10.10 The omniscient interpreter 10.11 Interpretation and measurement 10.12 Structures and content 10.13 Mental causation and the propositional attitudes 10.14 An apparent regress Suggested reading 11. The intentonal stance 11.1 From Davidson to Dennett 11.2 Taking a stance 11.3 From intentional stance to design stance 11.4 From design stance to physical stance 11.5 The emerging picture 11.6 Thought and language 11.7 Kinds of mind 11.8 Consciousness 11.9 Searle's objection Suggested reading 12. Eliminativism 12.1 From instrumentalism to eliminativism 12.2 Theories and theory reduction 12.3 Stitch's argument 12.4 Is eliminativism self-refuting? Suggested reading 13. Property Dualism 13.1 From substances to properties 13.2 Appearance and reality 13.3 Mental causation 13.4 Mental-material supervienience 13.5 Causal relevance 13.6 The causal relevance of mental properties 13.7 The upshot 13.8 Conclusion Suggested reading 14. Mind and metaphysics 14.1 The status of philosophies of mind 14.2 Metaphysical p
Copyright Date
2004
Target Audience
College Audience
Dewey Decimal
128/.2
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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