Philosophy of Mind

The Metaphysics of Consciousness

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

AvDale Jacquette

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In Philosophy of Mind: The Metaphysics of Consciousness, Dale Jacquette provides students and professionals with a concise and accessible overview of this fascinating subject. The book covers all the key topics and debates in the philosophy of mind and introduces the full range of choices available in approaching the mind-body problem. Exploring classical and contemporary texts, the book surveys the subject's historical background and current applications. Crucially, Jacquette offers a defence of property dualism as an alternative solution to the mind-body problem, instead of the mainstream eliminativist and reductivist strategies. Clearly structured and featuring useful diagrams, a glossary of key terms, and advice on further reading, the book is ideal for classroom use. Fully revised, updated and expanded to meet the needs of a new generation of philosophy students, this second edition is the ideal companion to the study of the philosophy of mind.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2009-04-23
Mått156 x 234 x 22 mm
Vikt649 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor322
Upplaga9002
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9780826499172

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Dale Jacquette is Senior Professorial Chair in Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Bern, Switzerland. He is the author of The Philosophy of Schopenhauer (Acumen, 2005), Pathways in Philosophy (OUP, 2004), Ontology (Acumen, 2002) and Six Philosophical Appetizers (McGraw-Hill, 2001), and editor of Philosophy of Logic (Elsevier, 2007), The Cambridge Companion to Brentano (CUP, 2004) and A Companion to Philosophical Logic (Blackwell, 2002).

Preface; Introduction: The Ontology of Mind; 1. Dualisms of Mental and Physical Phenomena; 2. Elimination and Reduction Strategies for the Concept of Mind: Behaviorism, Materialism, Functionalism; 3. Artificial Intelligence: Mechanism, Minds and Machines; 4. Intentionality and the Nature of Thought; 5. Qualia, Consciousness and Intentionality; 6. Metaphysics of Mental Causation; 7. Analysis of Collective Intentionality and the Concept of Social Institutions; 8. The Dignity of Mind; Afterword: The Challenge of Intentionalism; Further Reading.

"In clear and accessible prose Dale Jacquette's Philosophy of Mind surveys the entire range of currently deliberated issues in this active field of investigation. Integrating a vast body of material from a unified and coherent perspective, Jacquette throws instructive light upon a varied panorama of key philosophical issues. A work of wide scope and deep insight, his book is a true landmark." - Nicholas Rescher, University of Pittsburgh, USA