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Record Nr.

UNINA9910145279303321

Titolo

The Blackwell guide to philosophy of mind [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Stephen P. Stich and Ted A. Warfield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., c2003

ISBN

1-4051-6474-3

1-78268-742-4

1-281-31255-X

9786611312558

0-470-70198-6

0-470-99876-8

0-470-99875-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (432 p.)

Collana

Blackwell philosophy guides ; ; 10

Altri autori (Persone)

StichStephen P

WarfieldTed A. <1969->

Disciplina

128/.2

Soggetti

Philosophy of mind

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Blackwell Guide to Philosophy of Mind; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1 The Mind-Body Problem: An Overview; 2 The Mind-Body Problem; 3 Physicalism; 4 Dualism; 5 Consciousness and its Place in Nature; 6 Thoughts and Their Contents: Naturalized Semantics; 7 Cognitive Architecture: The Structure of Cognitive Representations; 8 Concepts; 9 Mental Causation; 10 Folk Psychology; 11 Individualism; 12 Emotions; 13 Artificial Intelligence and the Many Faces of Reason; 14 Philosophy of Mind and the Neurosciences; 15 Personal Identity; 16 Freedom of the Will; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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. E