Current controversies in philosophy of film / edited by Katherine Thomson-Jones.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thomson-Jones, Katherine, editor.

Series:

Current controversies in philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Philosophy.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

x, 211 pages ; cm.

Place of Publication:

New York & London : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

Philosophy of mind is one of the most dynamic fields in philosophy, and one that invites debate around several key questions. There currently exist annotated tomes of primary sources, and a handful of single-authored introductions to the field, but there is no book that captures philosophy of mind's recent dynamic exchanges for a student audience. By asking ten leading philosophers square off on five central, related debates currently engaging the field, editor Uriah Kriegel has provided such a publication. The five debates are: Mind and Body: The Prospects for Russellian Monism, Mind in Body: The Scope and Nature of Embodied Cognition, Consciousness: Representationalism and the Phenomenology of Moods, Mental Representation: The Project of Naturalization, The Nature of Mind: The Importance of Consciousness. Preliminary descriptions of each chapter, annotated bibliographies for each controversy, and a supplemental guide to further controversies in philosophy of mind (with bibliographies) help provide clearer and richer views of active controversies for all readers. For an off-the-page exploration of the topics discussed by Angela Mendelovici and Amy Kind in Section III. Consciousness: Representationalism and the Phenomenology of Moods, visit PhilosTV.com to watch them debate their viewpoints in an online debate. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Mind and Body: The Prospects for Russellian Monism 15

1 Four Kinds of Russellian Monism / Daniel Stoljar Stoljar, Daniel 17

2 Russellian Monism and Absolutely Intrinsic Properties / Derk Pereboom Pereboom, Derk 40

Suggestions for Further Reading 70

Part II Mind in Body: The Scope and Nature of Embodied Cognition 71

3 When Is Cognition Embodied? / Lawrence Shapiro Shapiro, Lawrence 73

4 The Bodily Formats Approach to Embodied Cognition / Alvin I. Goldman Goldman, Alvin I. 91

Suggestions for Further Reading 109

Part III Consciousness: Representationalism and the Phenomenology of Moods 111

5 The Case against Representationalism about Moods / Amy Kind Kind, Amy 113

6 Pure Intentionalism about Moods and Emotions / Angela Mendelovici Mendelovici, Angela 135

Suggestions for Further Reading 158

Part IV Mental Representation: The Project of Naturalization 159

7 Two Notions of Mental Representation / Uriah Kriegel Kriegel, Uriah 161

8 The Sufficiency of Objective Representation / Robert D. Rupert Rupert, Robert D. 180

Suggestions for Further Reading 196

Part V The Nature of Mind: The Importance of Consciousness 197

9 Speaking Up for Consciousness / Charles Siewert Siewert, Charles 199

10 Materialism and the Epistemic Significance of Consciousness / Geoffrey Lee Lee, Geoffrey 222

Suggestions for Further Reading 246.

ISBN:

9781138789517

1138789518

9780415530873

0415530873

9780415530866

0415530865

OCLC:

919480497