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Structure and the metaphysics of mind : how hylomorphism solves the mind-body problem / William Jaworski.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jaworski, William, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hylomorphism.
- Form (Philosophy).
- Mind and body.
- Philosophy of mind.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 361 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- How hylomorphism solves the mind-body problem
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- William Jaworski provides an elegant solution to the question of how mental phenomena fit into the physical world by defending an original account of hylomorphism: the idea that structure is a basic ontological and explanatory principle. On his view, mental phenomena are structural phenomena, and are uncontroversially part of the physical world.
- Contents:
- Structure in the world
- Individuals, properties, and events
- Tropes
- The identity theory of powers
- Competing theories of powers
- Structured individuals and their parts
- The problems of composition
- Structured activities and embodiment
- Hylomorphic necessitation and supervenience
- Explanation and lower-level determination
- Physicalism and other mind-body theories
- Williams' worry : is hylomorphism just a form of physicalism?
- Hylomorphism and mind-body problems
- Why hylomorphism?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 17, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-106649-4
- 0-19-181395-8
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