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On the Churchlands / William Hirstein.
Van Pelt Library B945.C474 H47 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hirstein, William.
- Series:
- Wadsworth philosophers series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Churchland, Paul M., 1942-.
- Churchland, Paul M.
- Churchland, Patricia Smith.
- Philosophy of mind.
- Physical Description:
- 96 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- [Belmont, Calif.] : Thomson/Wadsworth, [2004]
- Summary:
- Presenting an engaging overview of the Churchlands that is accessible to undergraduate philosophy students and general readers, this title
- Contents:
- 1. Folk Psychology
- What is Folk Psychology? 3
- Is Folk Psychology a Theory? 6
- 2. Eliminativism
- What is Reduction? 19
- Will Folk Psychology Be Eliminated? 23
- Sentences and Concepts 30
- Successor Theories to Folk Psychology 32
- 3. Neurophilosophy
- The Psychology of Philosophers 43
- Two Conceptions of Philosophy 46
- The Brain: A Guide for Philosophers 51
- Scientism 55
- 4. Consciousness
- Response to Dennett on Filling In 63
- Response to Searle on Computers and Consciousness 65
- Response to Jackson on Qualia 71
- Response to Nagel on Introspection 73
- Response to the 'Quantum Consciousness' Theories 79
- Prototype of a Neurobiological Theory of Consciousness 82
- Conclusion: The Imaginable and the Unimaginable 86.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-96).
- ISBN:
- 0534576273
- OCLC:
- 52372662
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