Arguing About the Mind is an accessible, engaging introduction to the core questions in the philosophy of mind. This collection offers a selection of thought-provoking articles that examine a broad range of issues from the mind and body relation to animal and artificial intelligence. Topics addressed include:
the problem of consciousness
the nature of the mind
the relationship between the mind, body and world
the notion of selfhood
pathologies and behavioural problems
animal, machine and extra-terrestrial...
Arguing About the Mind is an accessible, engaging introduction to the core questions in the philosophy of mind. This collection offers a selection ...
Arguing About the Mind is an accessible, engaging introduction to the core questions in the philosophy of mind. This collection offers a selection of thought-provoking articles that examine a broad range of issues from the mind and body relation to animal and artificial intelligence. Topics addressed include:
the problem of consciousness
the nature of the mind
the relationship between the mind, body and world
the notion of selfhood
pathologies and behavioural problems
animal, machine and extra-terrestrial intelligence.
The editors...
Arguing About the Mind is an accessible, engaging introduction to the core questions in the philosophy of mind. This collection offers a s...
How do you grasp the contents of your mind - your desires, your fears, your sensations, your beliefs? We typically think that we are better able to discern our own mental states than others are. But is this correct? And if it is, what explains your special or 'privileged' access to your own states? Privileged Access is a comprehensive anthology of new and seminal essays, by leading philosophers, about the nature of self-knowledge. Most of the essays are new, including specially commissioned contributions from such prominent thinkers as BermA dez, Dretske, Lycan, Sosa and others, but the...
How do you grasp the contents of your mind - your desires, your fears, your sensations, your beliefs? We typically think that we are better able to di...