Philosophy of Mind: An Introduction Second Edition

Preface to the Second Edition.
<p>Acknowledgements.</p>
<p>Part I: What is Philosophy of Mind?: .</p>
<p>1.1 Beginning Definitions, Elementary Ideas.</p>
<p>1.2 Color in Black and White.</p>
<p>Part II: Death and Identity:.</p>
<p>2.1. Christianity and the Problem of Survival.</p>
<p>2.2. The After–Death Experience.</p>
<p>2.3. Dissent from After Death.</p>
<p>2.4. The Idea of ′Personal Identity′.</p>
<p>2.5. Glorifying the Afterlife.</p>
<p>2.6. Solace and Annihilation.</p>
<p>Part III: The Problem of Other Minds:.</p>
<p>3.1. The Loneliness of Skepticism.</p>
<p>3.2. How Not to Solve the Problem of Other Minds.</p>
<p>3.3. How to Solve the Problem of Other Minds.</p>
<p>3.4. Other Minds and the Best Explanation Argument.</p>
<p>Part IV: Mind and Belief in Animals:.</p>
<p>4.1. The Mental Community.</p>
<p>4.2. Optimism About Animal Belief.</p>
<p>4.3. Pessimism About Animal Belief.</p>
<p>4.4. The Challenge of Animal Belief.</p>
<p>4.5. Horse and Chimp.</p>
<p>Part V: Mind and Belief in Computers:.</p>
<p>5.1. Could a Computer Believe?.</p>
<p>5.2. Functionalism and Intentionality.</p>
<p>5.3. The Chinese Room Argument.</p>
<p>5.4. The Counter–Argument from Possibility.</p>
<p>5.5. The Counter–Argument from Intentional Anti–Realism.</p>
<p>5.6. Once More: Could a Computer Believe?.</p>
<p>Part VI: Mind and Belief in God:.</p>
<p>6.1. A Dilemma for St. Thomas.</p>
<p>6.2. Does God Possess Beliefs?.</p>
<p>6.3. Suffering and Love.</p>
<p>6.4. On Having It All.</p>
<p>Part VII: Rational Action:.</p>
<p>7.1. The Concept of ′Rational Action′.</p>
<p>7.2. Rationality Versus Irrationality.</p>
<p>7.3. Is Weakness of Will Unreasonable?.</p>
<p>7.4. Is Unselfish Action Impossible?.</p>
<p>Part VIII: Does Mind Depend Upon Brain?:.</p>
<p>8.1. Materialism.</p>
<p>8.2. Is Materialism Correct?.</p>
<p>8.3. Brentano′s Thesis.</p>
<p>8.4. Intentionality and Materialism.</p>
<p>8.5. Supervenience and Melancholia or Why Did Robert Schumann Starve Himself to Death?.</p>
<p>8.6. Explanation and Mind/Brain Supervenience.</p>
<p>Part IX: Inside Persons:.</p>
<p>9.1. A Question of Gender.</p>
<p>9.2. What Is It Like to Be a Person?.</p>
<p>9.3. Freedom and Explanation.</p>
<p>9.4. The Dilemma of Free Will.</p>
<p>9.5. Folk Psychology, Freedom, and Compatibilism.</p>
<p>9.6. Happy Ending.</p>
<p>Part X: Consciousness, Matter, and Morality:.</p>
<p>10.1. Consciousness Defined.</p>
<p>10.2. Six Roles of Consciousness.</p>
<p>10.3. Is Consciousness a Brain Process?.</p>
<p>10.4. Consciousness and Animal Liberation.</p>
<p>10.5. An Impossible Consciousness.</p>
<p>Part XI: Fear and Trembling:.</p>
<p>11.1. Consciousness Epiphenomenalism.</p>
<p>11.2. The Master Argument for Consciousness Epiphenomenalism.</p>
<p>11.3. Attacking the Master Argument.</p>
<p>11.4. Defeating the Master Argument.</p>
<p>11.4. The Intelligent Behavior Hypothesis.</p>
<p>11.6. The Divided Labor Hypothesis.</p>
<p>11.7. Criticism and Commitments.</p>
<p>11.8. Final Feeling.</p>
<p>Glossary.</p>
<p>A Philosophy of Mind Bookshelf.</p>
<p>Index.</p>