Introducing persons : theories and arguments in the philosophy of mind / / Peter Carruthers |
Autore | Carruthers Peter <1952, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Croom Helm, , 1986 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
Disciplina |
128
128 20 |
Soggetto topico |
Philosophical anthropology
Philosophy of mind Philosophy--Introductions |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-585-46197-X
1-280-10515-1 9786610105151 0-203-00573-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; INTRODUCING PERSONS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part One: Myself and Others; 1. The Problem of Other Minds; i. The Problem; ii. Attempted Solutions to the Problem; iii. The Uniqueness of Consciousness; iv. Certainty and Meaning; Questions and Readings; Part Two: Immaterial Persons; 2. Dualism: Body and Soul; i. An Argument for Dualism; ii. Hume'n Bundles; iii. Against the Bundle Theory; iv. Difficulties with Dualism; Questions and Readings; 3. Identity and the Soul; i. The Concept of Identity; ii. Soul Identity; iii. Soul Identification
iv. The Argument for Dualism ReconsideredQuestions and Readings; Part Three: States of Mind; 4. Mind and Behaviour; i. Philosophical Behaviourism; ii. From Behaviourism to Functionalism; iii. First-personal Problems; iv. Errors in Mind; Questions and Readings; 5. Mind and Brain; i. Mind/Brain Identity; ii. Preliminary Difficulties; iii. Further Difficulties; iv. Necessary Identities; Questions and Readings; 6. Privacy and Meaning; i. Private Language; ii. Against Private Language; iii. A Cartesian Counter-attack; iv. Meaning and the Mind: Function and Feeling; Questions and Readings Part Four: Material Persons7. After-life for Materialists; i. Resurrection; ii. Reincarnation; iii. Double Difficulties; iv. Survival without Identity; Questions and Readings; 8. Boundaries of Persons; i. Limits of the Individual; ii. Limits of the Class: Humans that are not Persons; iii. Limits of the Class: Animal Persons; iv. Limits of the Class: Artificial Persons; Questions and Readings; Retrospect; Bibliography of Collected Papers; Glossary; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450620403321 |
Carruthers Peter <1952, > | ||
London : , : Croom Helm, , 1986 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Introducing persons : theories and arguments in the philosophy of mind / / Peter Carruthers |
Autore | Carruthers Peter <1952, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Croom Helm, , 1986 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
Disciplina |
128
128 20 |
Soggetto topico |
Philosophical anthropology
Philosophy of mind Philosophy--Introductions |
ISBN |
1-134-94923-5
0-585-46197-X 1-280-10515-1 9786610105151 0-203-00573-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; INTRODUCING PERSONS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part One: Myself and Others; 1. The Problem of Other Minds; i. The Problem; ii. Attempted Solutions to the Problem; iii. The Uniqueness of Consciousness; iv. Certainty and Meaning; Questions and Readings; Part Two: Immaterial Persons; 2. Dualism: Body and Soul; i. An Argument for Dualism; ii. Hume'n Bundles; iii. Against the Bundle Theory; iv. Difficulties with Dualism; Questions and Readings; 3. Identity and the Soul; i. The Concept of Identity; ii. Soul Identity; iii. Soul Identification
iv. The Argument for Dualism ReconsideredQuestions and Readings; Part Three: States of Mind; 4. Mind and Behaviour; i. Philosophical Behaviourism; ii. From Behaviourism to Functionalism; iii. First-personal Problems; iv. Errors in Mind; Questions and Readings; 5. Mind and Brain; i. Mind/Brain Identity; ii. Preliminary Difficulties; iii. Further Difficulties; iv. Necessary Identities; Questions and Readings; 6. Privacy and Meaning; i. Private Language; ii. Against Private Language; iii. A Cartesian Counter-attack; iv. Meaning and the Mind: Function and Feeling; Questions and Readings Part Four: Material Persons7. After-life for Materialists; i. Resurrection; ii. Reincarnation; iii. Double Difficulties; iv. Survival without Identity; Questions and Readings; 8. Boundaries of Persons; i. Limits of the Individual; ii. Limits of the Class: Humans that are not Persons; iii. Limits of the Class: Animal Persons; iv. Limits of the Class: Artificial Persons; Questions and Readings; Retrospect; Bibliography of Collected Papers; Glossary; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783063703321 |
Carruthers Peter <1952, > | ||
London : , : Croom Helm, , 1986 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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