Philosophy in a New Century: Selected Essays

ISBN-13: 9780521731584 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 210 str.

John R Searle

Opis

This collection of essays spans nearly two decades and covers all three areas of Searle's main philosophical interest.

Recenzje

'Needless to say, Searle is one of the most prominent contemporary philosophers and his writings are almost always highly stimulating. For those willing to have a first contact with Searle's thought, Philosophy in a New Century will offer an excellent introduction; and for those already familiar with his philosophy, it will surely constitute a comprehensive … volume [with which] to revisit his entire work.' Marcos Breuer, Logical Analysis and History of Philosophy

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Philosophy in a new century; 2. Social ontology: some basic principles; 3. The Turing Test: 55 years later; 4. Twenty-one years in the Chinese room; 5. Is the brain a digital computer?; 6. The phenomenological illusion; 7. The self as a problem in philosophy and neurobiology; 8. Why I am not a property dualist; 9. Fact and value, 'is' and 'ought,' and reasons for action; 10. The unity of the proposition.