The Philosophy of Mind

Anthony O'Hear

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9781009108638
• eBook ISBN:
  9781009117111
• Topic: Philosophy
• Subtopic: Mind & Body in Philosophy

A deep concern with consciousness and intentionality is one of the several things that has lately moved into the centre of the philosophy of mind. The issue of consciousness is often treated as something distinct from intentionality, but – as Tim Crane notes in his incisive new Foreword – there is now something of a sea-change. This classic volume may be at least partly responsible for the shift in how philosophy of mind is starting to be understood. Before its first appearance, discussions of consciousness and intentionality in the context of perception were in their infancy. The book was a departure from the way this part of philosophy was conceived. It pointed to new ways to look at the discipline, addressing both the epistemology of mind, and intentionality and consciousness, especially in connection with perception. Showcasing many leading figures in the field, it offers a splendid overview of the issues at stake.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Series Information
• Title
• Copyright Information
• Contents
• Foreword
• List of Contributors
• Introduction
• The Mind-Body Problem after Fifty Years
• How to Find the Neural Correlate of Consciousness
• Embodiment and the Philosophy of Mind
• Folk Psychology and Mental Simulation
• Understanding Other Minds from the Inside
• Self-knowledge: the Wittgensteinian Legacy
• Joint Attention and the First Person
• Consciousness as Existence
• Setting Things before the Mind
• Perceptual Intentionality, Attention and Consciousness
• Experience and Reason in Perception
• Intentionality as the Mark of the Mental
• Intentionality and Interpretation
• Externalism and Norms
• Mind, World and Value
• Mind, Knowledge and Reality: Themes from Kant
• The Modality of Freedom
• Dualism in Action
• Index