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Edited by a renowned scholar in the field, this anthology provides an extensive and varied collection of classical and contemporary readings in the philosophy of mind. Especially noteworthy are the substantial authoritative introductions to each section, which set extracts in context and guide the reader through them. The volume is organised into 12 sections, providing instructors with flexibility in designing and teaching a variety of courses. It contains 50 important writings on the philosophy of mind, with introductions to each section, discussion questions and guides to further reading. Perfect for undergraduate courses, this book offers the ideal, self-contained introduction to the philosophy of mind.

Table of Contents:
General Introduction 1 Historical Background Introduction 1: Plato: Extract from Phaedo 2: Aristotle: Extract from De Anima 3: Descartes: Extract from Meditations II & VI 4: John Locke: Extract from An Essay Concerening Human Understanding 5: John Locke: Extract from An Essay Concerning Human Understanding 2 Behaviorism and Mind-Brain Identity Introduction 6: Carl Hempel: The Logical Analysis of Psychology 7: Hilary Putnam: Brains and Behaviour 8: R. J. Hirst: Mind and Body 9: J. J. C. Smart: Sensations and Brain Processes 10: Saul Kripke: Naming and Necessity 3 Artificial Intelligence Introduction 11: Alan M. Turing: Computing Machinery and Intelligence 12: John Searle: Minds, Brains, and Programs 13: Margaret A. Boden: Escaping from the Chinese Room 14: Ned Block: The Mind as Software in the Brain 4 Functionalism Introduction 15: David Lewis: An Argument for the Identity Theory 16: Jerry Fodor: The Mind-Body Problem 17: Hilary Putnam: Psychological Predicates 18: Ned Block: What is Functionalism 5 Interpretationism Introduction 19: Donald Davidson: Radical Interpretation 20: Daniel Dennett: Three Kinds of Intentional Psychology 21: Donald Davidson: Thought and Talk 22: Jane Heal: Replication and Functionalism 23: Stephen Stich: Autonomous Psychology and the Belief-Desire Thesis 24: Paul Churchland: Eliminative Materialism and the Propositional Attitudes 25: Lynne Rudder Baker: The Threat of Cognitive Suicide 6 Externalism and Mental Content Introduction 26: Tyler Burge: Individualism and the Mental 27: Hilary Putnam: Brains in Vats 28: John Heil: Are We Brains in a Vat? Top Philosopher Says, "No"! 29: Jaegwon Kim: Mental Content 7 Subjectivity and Self-Knowledge Introduction 30: Thomas Nagel: What is it Like to be a Bat? 31: Janet Levin: Could Love be Like a Heatwave? 32: Donald Davidson: Knowing One's Own Mind 33: Tyler Burge: Individualism and Self-Knowledge 34: Michael McKinsey: Anti-Individualism and the Privileged Access 8 Consciousness Introduction 35: D. M. Armstrong: What is Consciousness? 36: David Chalmers: Facing up to the Problem of Consciousness 37: Gilbert Harman: The Intrinsic Quality of Experience 38: Michael Tye: Precis of Ten Problems of Consciousness 39: Ned Block: Is Experiencing Just Representing? 9 Reduction Introduction 40: Donald Davidson: Mental Events 41: John Searle: Extract from The Irreducibility of Consciousness 42: Derek Pereboom and Hilary Kornblith: The Metaphysics of Irreducibility 43: Jaegwon Kim: Multiple Realization and the Metaphysics of Reduction 10 Is the Mind-Body Problem Solvable? Introduction 44: Frank Jackson: Epiphenomenal Qualia 45: Joseph Levine: Materialism and Qualia 46: Colin McGinn: Can We Solve the Mind-Body Problem? 11 Challenges to Contemporary Materialism Introduction 47: John Foster: The Succinct Case for Idealism 48: Peter Forrest: Difficulties with Physicalism and a Programme for Dualists 49: E. J. Lowe: Non-Cartesian Dualism 50: E. Wigner: Remarks on the Mind-Body Question


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780199253838
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press
  • Depth: 44
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 49 mm
  • Weight: 1412 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0199253838
  • Publisher Date: 16 Oct 2003
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 936
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: A Guide and Anthology
  • Width: 172 mm


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