Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings
by David J. Chalmers (Editor)
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What is the mind? Is consciousness a process in the brain? How do our minds represent the world?Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings is a grand tour of writings on these and other perplexing questions about the nature of the mind. The most comprehensive collection of its kind, the book includes sixty-three selections that range from the classical contributions of Descartesto the leading edge of contemporary debates. Extensive sections cover foundational issues, the nature show more of consciousness, and the nature of mental content. Three of the selections are published here for the first time, while many other articles have been revised especially for this volume. Eachsection opens with an introduction by the editor. Philosophy of Mind is suitable for students at all levels and also for general readers. show lessTags
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Read these parts:
- J.C.C. Smart, Sensations and Brain Processes
- Hilary Putnam, The Nature of Mental States
- Saul Kripke, Naming and Necessity
- J.C.C. Smart, Sensations and Brain Processes
- Hilary Putnam, The Nature of Mental States
- Saul Kripke, Naming and Necessity
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David J. Chalmers is University Professor of Philosophy and Neural Science and Co-Director of the Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness at New York University. He is Honorary Professor of Philosophy at the Australian National University and Co-Director of the PhilPapers Foundation. He is the author of The Conscious Mind (OUP 1997), The show more Character of Consciousness (OUP 2010), and Constructing the World (OUP 2012). show less
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- Canonical title
- Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings
- Original title
- Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings
- Original publication date
- 2002
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- PREFACE
What is the mind? What is the relationship between mind and body? Is the mind the same as the brain? How can the mind affect the physical world? What is consciousness? Could a purely physical system be consci... (show all)ous?
1 Foundations
The articles in this part address foundational questions about the nature of the mind and about the relationship between the mental and the physical. - Original language
- English
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 128.2; 128; 128'.2
- Canonical LCC
- BD418.3.C435
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