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1 online resource (417 pages). |
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text file |
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Continuum Companions
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Continuum companions.
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Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; How to Use This Book; Introduction; 1 Problems, Questions and Concepts in the Philosophy of Mind; 2 Consciousness; 3 The Mark of the Mental; 4 Substance Dualism; 5 Physicalism; 6 Folk Psychology and Scientific Psychology; 7 Internalism and Externalism in Mind; 8 The Philosophies of Cognitive Science; 9 Representation; 10 Mental Causation; 11 Personal Identity; 12 Embodied Cognition and the Extended Mind; 13 Current Issues in the Philosophy of Mind; Glossary; Chronology; Research Resources; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
From new questions concerning qualia, representation, embodiment and cognition to fresh thinking about the long-standing problems of physicalism, dualism, personal identity and mental causation, this book is an authoritative guide to the latest research in the Philosophy of Mind. Across thirteen entries, experts in the field explore the current thinking in one of the most active areas of interest in philosophy today. To aid researchers further, the Companion also includes overviews of perennial problems and new directions in contemporary philosophy of mind, an extended glossary of terms for qu. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Problems, questions and concepts in the philosophy of mind / Ian Ravenscroft -- Consciousness / Daniel D. Hutto -- The mark of the mental / Fred Adams and Steve Beighley -- Substance dualism / T.J. Mawson -- Physicalism / Barbara Montero -- Folk psychology and scientific psychology / Barry C. Smith -- Internalism and externalism in mind / Sarah Sawyer -- The philosophies of cognitive science / Margaret A. Boden -- Representation / Georges Rey -- Mental causation / Neil Campbell -- Personal identity / E.J. Lowe -- Embodied cognition and the extended mind / Michael Wheeler -- Current issues in the philosophy of mind / Paul Noordhof. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Philosophy of mind.
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Philosophy of mind. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Garvey, James, 1967- Continuum Companion to Philosophy of Mind. London : Continuum International Publishing Group, ©2011 9780826431882 |
| ISBN |
9781441121295 |
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1441121293 |
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9780826431882 |
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0826431887 |
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