Locke's Ideas of Mind and Body

ISBN-13: 9781032177892 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 180 str.

Han-Kyul Kim

Opis

Conflicting interpretations have given rise to the accusation that Locke is inconsistent on the mind-body issue. This book proposes a theory of Locke’s philosophy of mind structured around four topics in his Essay: epistemic humility, nominal dualism, mind-body functionalism, and his naturalistic approach to the human mind.

Recenzje

"Locke’s Ideas of Mind and Body offers a provocative and highly original interpretation of Locke’s position on the mind-body problem. The book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Locke’s metaphysics that will be of great interest to specialists and students alike."—Nicholas Jolley, University of California, Irvine, USA

Spis treści

Introduction

1. Locke and the Mind-Body Problem

2. Mind-Body Nominalism

3. Epistemic Humility

4. The Superadded Power of Thought

5. Burthogge, Carroll, and McGinn

6. A Functionalist Account of Substrata

7. Locke and Dynamic Realism

O autorze

Han-Kyul Kim earned his BA at Seoul National University (Korea) and his PhD at the University of York (UK). He taught at Temple University (USA) and is the author of several articles on the history of early modern philosophy.