The Blackwell Guide to Philosophy of Mind
Samenvatting
Comprising a series of specially commissioned chapters by leading scholars, this comprehensive volume presents an up–to–date survey of the central themes in the philosophy of mind. It leads the reader through a broad range of topics, including Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, Dualism, Emotions, Folk Psychology, Free Will, Individualism, Personal Identity and The Mind–Body Problem.
Provides a state of the art overview of philosophy of mind.
Contains 16 newly–commissioned articles, all of which are written by internationally distinguished scholars.
Each chapter reviews a central issue, examines the current state of the discipline with respect to the topic, and discusses possible futures of the field.
Provides a solid foundation for further study.
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<p>Introduction.</p>
<p>1. Mind/Body Problem I: Kirk Ludwig.</p>
<p>2. Mind/Body Problem II: William Lycan.</p>
<p>3. Physicalism: Andrew Melnyk.</p>
<p>4. Dualism: Howard Robinson.</p>
<p>5. Consciousness: David Chalmers.</p>
<p>6. Mental Representation: Fred Adams.</p>
<p>7. Cognitive Architecture: Ken Aizawa.</p>
<p>8. Concepts: Eric Margolis and Stephen Laurence.</p>
<p>9. Mental Causation: John Heil.</p>
<p>10. Folk Psychology: Stephen P. Stich and Shaun Nichols.</p>
<p>11. Individualism: Robert Wilson.</p>
<p>12. Emotions: Paul Griffiths.</p>
<p>13. Artificial Intelligence: Andy Clark.</p>
<p>14. Philosophy of Mind and the Sciences: John Bickle.</p>
<p>15. Personal Identity: Eric Olson.</p>
<p>16. Free Will: Randolph Clarke.</p>
<p>Index.</p>