The Philosophy of Mind
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The Philosophy of Mind

The Metaphysics of Consciousness

  1. 322 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Philosophy of Mind

The Metaphysics of Consciousness

About this book

In Philosophy of Mind: The Metaphysics of Consciousness, Dale Jacquette provides students and professionals with a concise and accessible overview of this fascinating subject. The book covers all the key topics and debates in the philosophy of mind and introduces the full range of choices available in approaching the mind-body problem. Exploring classical and contemporary texts, the book surveys the subject's historical background and current applications.
Crucially, Jacquette offers a defence of property dualism as an alternative solution to the mind-body problem, instead of the mainstream eliminativist and reductivist strategies. Clearly structured and featuring useful diagrams, a glossary of key terms, and advice on further reading, the book is ideal for classroom use. Fully revised, updated and expanded to meet the needs of a new generation of philosophy students, this second edition is the ideal companion to the study of the philosophy of mind.

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Information

Publisher
Continuum
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9780826499189
eBook ISBN
9781441199096
Edition
1
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Philosophical Metaphysics

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Introduction: The Ontology of Mind
  4. 1 Dualisms of Mental and Physical Phenomena
  5. 2 Elimination and Reduction Strategies for the Concept of Mind: Behaviourism, Materialism, Functionalism
  6. 3 Artificial Intelligence: Mechanism, Minds and Machines
  7. 4 Intentionality and the Nature of Thought
  8. 5 Supervenience and the Emergence of Consciousness
  9. 6 The Dignity of Mind
  10. Afterword: The Challenge of Intentionalism: Toward a Scientific Metaphysics of Mind
  11. Glossary of Technical Terms
  12. Bibliography
  13. Index

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