Objectivity, Simulation and the Unity of Consciousness: Current Issues in the Philosophy of Mind (Proceedings of the British Academy, No. 83)

Peacocke, Christopher, Ed.

ISBN 10: 0197261426 / ISBN 13: 9780197261422

Published by Oxford University Press, USA, 1994, 1994

About this Item

Royal octavo, hardcover, VG ex college library reference copy in maroon boards with gilt lettering on spine. No dj. 162 pp including index, Discusses objective thought, objectivity and the unity of consciousness, and understanding the mental theory of simulation with commentaries of what is at issue.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Objectivity, Simulation and the Unity of Consciousness: Current Issues in the Philosophy of Mind (Proceedings of the British Academy, No. 83)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, 1994
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0197261426
• ISBN 13: 9780197261422
• Binding: Hardcover
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

What is it to be capable of thoughts about an objective world? What is involved in the unity of consciousness? How is the ability to attribute attitudes to other persons to be understood? The three symposia in this volume develop new approaches to these central questions in the philosophy of mind. The contributors include leading philosophers of the middle and younger generation working in Britain. All the issues discussed have an interdisciplinary dimension, and each symposium contains a contrbution from a noted psychologist working in the same field. The volume will be of interest not only to philosophers of mind, but also to those concerned with metaphysics, epistemology, developmental pscychology, animal psychology, and the nature of consciousness.

About the Author

Christopher Peacocke is in the Department of Philosophy, Columbia University.