Psycho-Physical Dualism Today

An Interdisciplinary Approach

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

AvAlessandro Antonietti,Antonella Corradini,Jonathan E. Lowe

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Until quite recently, mind-body dualism has been regarded with deep suspicion by both philosophers and scientists. This has largely been due to the widespread identification of dualism in general with one particular version of it: the interactionist substance dualism of Réné Descartes. This traditional form of dualism has, ever since its first formulation in the seventeenth century, attracted numerous philosophical objections and is now almost universally rejected in scientific circles as empirically inadequate. During the last few years, however, renewed attention has begun to be paid to the dualistic point of view, as a result of increasing discontent with the prevailing materialism and reductionism of contemporary scientific and philosophical thought. Awareness has grown that dualism need not be restricted to its traditional form and that other varieties of dualism are not subject to the difficulties commonly raised against Descartes' own version of it. Interest in these alternative versions of dualism is growing fast today, because it seems that they are capable of capturing deep-seated philosophical intuitions, while also being fully consistent with the methodological assumptions and empirical findings of modern scientific work on the human mind and brain. The object of this book is to provide philosophers, scientists, their students, and the wider general public with an up-to-date overview of current developments in dualistic conceptions of the mind in contemporary philosophy and science.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2008-09-26
Mått160 x 239 x 24 mm
Vikt522 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor258
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780739123843

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Part 1 IntroductionPart 2 Part I. Psycho-Physical Dualism: Scientific ApproachesChapter 3 Developing Dualism: From Intuitive Understanding to Transcendental IdeasChapter 4 Must Psychologists Be Dualists?Chapter 5 Mind, Brain, and Dualism in Modern PhysicsChapter 6 Discrete Degrees Within and Between Nature and MindPart 7 Part II. Psycho-Physical Dualism: Philosophical PerspectivesChapter 8 Mutual Dependencies of the Mental and the PhysicalChapter 9 The Reductio of Reductive and Non-reductive Materialism—and a New StartChapter 10 A Defense of Non-Cartesian Substance DualismChapter 11 Emergent DualismChapter 12 Concepts, Dualism, and the Human Intellect

This book is clearly distinguished from others in its field by the fact that its contributors do not limit themselves to reconstructing the history of dualism or to discussing competing points of view... rather, they propose and defend their own versions of dualism in a dialectical confrontation with other positions in the philosophy of mind and science. This volume offers a rich panoply of ways to approach the vast and deep questions that arise when we explore the difficulties arising from the subjectivity of the mental. This is a very useful collection of essays for professional academics and researchers of various disciplines. I heartily recommend this book to any educated reader who has an interest in exploring questions concerning the human mind.