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The Book Is Intended As A Reader-friendly Introduction To Issues In The Philosophy Of Mind, Including Mental–physical Causal Interaction, Computational Models Of Thought, The Relation Minds Bear To Brains, And Assorted -isms: Behaviorism, Dualism, Eliminativism, Emergentism, Functionalism, Materialism, Neutral Monism, And Panpsychism. The Fourth Edition Reintroduces A Chapter On Donald Davidson And A Discussion Of ‘non-cartesian Dualism’, Along With A Wholly New Chapter On Emergence And Panpsychism. A Concluding Chapter Draws Together Material In Earlier Chapters And Offers What The Author Regards As A Plausible Account Of The Mind’s Place In Nature. Suggested Readings At The Conclusion Of Each Chapter Have Been Updated, With A Focus On Accessible, Non-technical Material. Key Features Of The Fourth Edition Includes A New Chapter, 'emergence And Panpsychism' (chapter 13), Reflecting Growing Interest In These Areas Reintroduces And Updates A Chapter On Donald Davidson, 'radical Interpretation' (chapter 8), Which Was Excised From The Previous Edition Updates 'descartes' Legacy' (chapter 3) To Include A Discussion Of E. J. Lowe's Arresting 'non-cartesian Dualism', Also Removed From The
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- Author
- John Heil
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780429506994
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.72 / 5 (76 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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