Scientific Realism and the Plasticity of Mind

ISBN-13: 9780521338271 / Angielski / Miękka / 1986 / 168 str.

Paul M. Churchland

Opis

Looking at the premise of scientific realism, this text shows how to expand perceptual and introspective consciousness, and come to see the physical world and ourselves through the categories provided by science.

Recenzje

'Once in a great while a book appears that makes us want to stand up and cheer. Churchland has written just such a book … The most delightful and intriguing sections of the book are those in which Churchland shows how we might expand our perceptual and introspective consciousness, and come to see the physical world and ourselves through the categories provided by science.' Stephen P. Stitch, Ethics

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The plasticity of perception; 3. The plasticity of understanding; 4. Our self-conception and the mind/body problem; 5. Sentential epistemologies and the natural science of epistemic engines; Bibliography; Index.