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Philosophy of Mind: A Contemporary Introduction

By John Heil

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2004
ISBN
0-415-28355-8, 9780415283557, 9780203506455, 0-203-50645-6, 0-203-57122-3, 0-415-28356-6, 9781134455461, 1134455461, 9781134455454, 1134455453
LCC
BD418.3 .H47 2004
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1285308 bytes)
Series
Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy
Edition
2
Pages
277\277
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

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 natureThis 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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