The Blackwell guide to philosophy of mind / edited by Stephen P. Stich and Ted A. Warfield.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stich, Stephen P.

Warfield, Ted A., 1969-

Series:

Blackwell philosophy guides ; 10.

Blackwell philosophy guides ; 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy of mind.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Comprising a series of specially commissioned chapters by leading scholars, this comprehensive volume presents an up-to-date survey of the central themes in the philosophy of mind. It leads the reader through a broad range of topics, including Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, Dualism, Emotions, Folk Psychology, Free Will, Individualism, Personal Identity and The Mind-Body Problem. Provides a state of the art overview of philosophy of mind. Contains 16 newly-commissioned articles, all of which are written by internationally distinguished scholars. E

Contents:

The Blackwell Guide to Philosophy of Mind; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1 The Mind-Body Problem: An Overview; 2 The Mind-Body Problem; 3 Physicalism; 4 Dualism; 5 Consciousness and its Place in Nature; 6 Thoughts and Their Contents: Naturalized Semantics; 7 Cognitive Architecture: The Structure of Cognitive Representations; 8 Concepts; 9 Mental Causation; 10 Folk Psychology; 11 Individualism; 12 Emotions; 13 Artificial Intelligence and the Many Faces of Reason; 14 Philosophy of Mind and the Neurosciences; 15 Personal Identity; 16 Freedom of the Will; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611312558

9781405164740

1405164743

9781782687429

1782687424

9781281312556

128131255X

9780470701980

0470701986

9780470998762

0470998768

9780470998755

047099875X

OCLC:

184983732