Matters of mind : consciousness, reason and nature / Scott Sturgeon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sturgeon, Scott.

Series:

International library of philosophy.

International library of philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Matters of Mind examines the mind-body problem. It will prove invaluable for those interested in epistemology, philosophy of mind and cognitive science.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Setting things aside; Visual experience; Five Remarkable Features; Disjunctive Quietism; A space of common-factor views; Raw-Feel Theory; Intentional Theory; Sense-data Theory; Constructing a Theory; Discussion Points; Explaining Qualia; Property explanation; Concepts and Qualia; Dissolving The Problem of Qualia; Materialism and dualism; Content and warrant; Semantic and epistemic success; Transparent, Private and World-involving contact with the world; Transparent, Public and World-involving contact with the world

Transparent, Public and World-distinct contact with the worldOpaque, Public and World-involving contact with the world; Conclusion; Appendix; Discussion Points; Warrant and reliability; Process Reliabilism; Evidential force and Process Reliabilism; Evidential force and Content Reliabilism; Discussion Points; Zombies and ghosts; Genuine possibility; Conceivability; Rejecting the arguments; Common-sense ghosts; Discussion Points; Physicalism and overdetermination; Locating The Overdetermination Argument; Spotting a gap; Closing the gap; Mereology and causal closure

The Overdetermination Argument and physicsCausal presuppositions; The roots of reduction; Pulling the roots; The Overdetermination Argument again; Modest physicalism; Discussion Points; Conclusion; What it means; The road ahead; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-162) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-85501-X

1-280-03117-4

0-415-23800-5

1-134-85502-8

0-203-42455-7

9780203424551

OCLC:

437082089