C. D. Broad: Key Unpublished Writings

C. D. Broad (1887–1971) taught for many years at Trinity College, Cambridge. A philosopher of extremely wide-ranging interests, Broad made significant contributions to philosophy of mind, metaphysics, ethics and the history and philosophy of science. He also had a longstanding interest in ‘psychical research’—a subject he approached with the disinterested curiosity and scrupulous care that is characteristic of his philosophical work. The author of several books, his most important works are Scientific Thought (1923), The Mind and Its Place in Nature (1925), and Examination of McTaggart's Philosophy (1933–1938). Joel Walmsley is a Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at University College Cork, Ireland. He is the author of Mind and Machine (2012), and co-author of Mind: A Historical and Philosophical Introduction to the Major Theories (2006).

• Foreword Simon Blackburn Editor’s General Introduction Joel Walmsley Part 1: Autobiographical Notes (Aug. 24 1954 to Dec. 31 1968) Introduction to Part 1 Joel Walmsley Part 2: Philosophers and the History of Philosophy Introduction to Part 2 Joel Walmsley 2.1. Hegel’s Views on the Nature of Philosophy 2.2. Hume’s Theory of Belief 2.3. Hume’s Doctrine of the Self 2.4. The Philosophy of F.H. Bradley 2.5. Philosophy 1900-1950 2.6. Bertrand Russell’s 90th Birthday 2.7. Francis Bacon (1561 to 1626) 2.8. The Historical Development of Scientific Thought (From Pythagoras to Newton) Part 3: Science and Metaphysics Introduction to Part 3 Joel Walmsley 3.1. Introduction of Quantitative Methods 3.2. Notes on Causation 3.3. Some Remarks on Change, Continuity, and Discontinuity 3.4. The Logical Analysis of Change Part 4: Psychical Research Introduction to Part 4 Joel Walmsley 4.1. Ostensibly Paranormal Physical Phenomena 4.2. Poltergeists Part 5: Miscellany Introduction to Part 5 Joel Walmsley 5.1. The Necromantic Tripos 5.2. Problem in Family Relationships. Index

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