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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783052703321

Autore

Wilkinson Robert <1948, >

Titolo

Minds and bodies : an introduction with readings / / Robert Wilkinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

1-135-64055-6

0-203-71466-0

1-283-96946-7

1-135-64048-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Philosophy and the Human Situation

Disciplina

128/.2

Soggetti

Mind and body

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

Cover; Minds and Bodies: An Introduction with Readings; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Dualism; 3. Monism; 4. Artificial Intelligence; 5. Conclusion; Readings; Reading 1. Meditation I; Reading 2. Meditation II; Reading 3. Meditation VI; Reading 4. 'The passions of the soul', Part I, Articles 30, 31, 32, 34; Reading 5. 'Sensations and brain processes'; Reading 6. 'The mind-body problem'; Reading 7. 'Eliminative materialism and the propositional attitudes'; Reading 8. 'Is the brain's mind a computer program?'; Reading 9. 'Consciousness and objective reality'

Revision testAnswers to revision test; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Minds and Bodies is a clear introduction to the mind-body problem. It requires no prior philosophical knowledge and is ideally suited to newcomers to philosophy and philosophy of mind. Robert Wilkinson carefully introduces the fundamental components of the philosophy of mind: Descartes's dualist account of mind and body; monist views including eliminativism; computer science and artificial intelligence. Each chapter is linked to a reading from key thinkers in the field, from Descartes to Paul Churchland.