Minds and bodies : an introduction with readings / Robert Wilkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilkinson, Robert, 1948- author.

Series:

Philosophy and the Human Situation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mind and body.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Minds and Bodies is a clear introduction to the mind-body problem. It requires no prior philosophical knowledge and is ideally suited to newcomers to philosophy and philosophy of mind. Robert Wilkinson carefully introduces the fundamental components of the philosophy of mind: Descartes's dualist account of mind and body; monist views including eliminativism; computer science and artificial intelligence. Each chapter is linked to a reading from key thinkers in the field, from Descartes to Paul Churchland.

Contents:

Cover; Minds and Bodies: An Introduction with Readings; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Dualism; 3. Monism; 4. Artificial Intelligence; 5. Conclusion; Readings; Reading 1. Meditation I; Reading 2. Meditation II; Reading 3. Meditation VI; Reading 4. 'The passions of the soul', Part I, Articles 30, 31, 32, 34; Reading 5. 'Sensations and brain processes'; Reading 6. 'The mind-body problem'; Reading 7. 'Eliminative materialism and the propositional attitudes'; Reading 8. 'Is the brain's mind a computer program?'; Reading 9. 'Consciousness and objective reality'

Revision testAnswers to revision test; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-135-64055-6

0-203-71466-0

1-283-96946-7

1-135-64048-3

9780203714669

OCLC:

829461710