Matters of Mind examines the mind-body problem. It offers a chapter by chapter analysis of debates surrounding the problem, including visual experience, consciousness and the problem of Zombies and Ghosts. It will prove invaluable for those interested in epistemology, philosophy of mind and cognitive science.

This text covers topical areas in the mind-body problem. It shows how the problem has changed from the earlier theories of reduction to the dominant empirical cases for materialism. The author puts forward the argument that most positions are overdrawn, and that most hard-line views about materialism and dualism are unfounded. The various debates surrounding the mind-body problem, including visual experience, consciousness, content and reason, reliabilism and the problem of zombies and ghosts are also analyzed. The book should appeal to those interested in epistemology, the philosophy of...