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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455878703321

Autore

Armstrong D. M (David Malet), <1926, >

Titolo

A materialist theory of the mind / / D.M. Armstrong

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993

ISBN

1-134-85635-0

1-280-05833-1

9786610058334

0-203-00323-3

Edizione

[Rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (400 p.)

Collana

International library of philosophy

Disciplina

128/.2

Soggetti

Mind and body

Electronic books.

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 (p. 367-369) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION; INTRODUCTION; 1 A CLASSIFICATION OF THEORIES OF MIND; 2 DUALISM; 3 THE ATTRIBUTE THEORY; 4 A DIFFICULTY FOR ANY NON-MATERIALIST THEORY OF MIND; 5 BEHAVIOURISM; 6 THE CENTRAL-STATE THEORY; 7 THE WILL (1); 8 THE WILL (2); 9 KNOWLEDGE AND INFERENCE; 10 PERCEPTION AND BELIEF; 11 PERCEPTION AND BEHAVIOUR; 12 THE SECONDARY QUALITIES; 13 MENTAL IMAGES; 14 BODILY SENSATIONS; 15 INTROSPECTION; 16 BELIEF AND THOUGHT; 17 IDENTIFICATION OF THE MENTAL WITH THE PHYSICAL; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Breaking new ground in the debate about the relation of mind and body, David Armstrong's classic text - first published in 1968 - remains the most compelling and comprehensive statement of the view that the mind is material or physical.In the preface to this new edition, the author reflects on the book's impact and considers it in the light of subsequent developments. He also provides a bibliography of all the key writings to have appeared in the materialist debate.