The Immaterial Self: A Defence of the Cartesian Dualist Conception of the Mind (International Library of Philosophy) 1st edition hardback in very good condition

Foster, John

ISBN 10: 0415029899 / ISBN 13: 9780415029896

Published by Routledge, 1991

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Published by Routledge in 1991, here is the first hardback printing of John Foster's The Immaterial self: A Defence of Cartesian Dualist Conception of the Mind (International Library of Philosophy). Black cloth binding, silver spine lettering, 298 pages, the book is in near fine condition. The dust jacket is very good with a small tear to the jacket at the top of the spine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Immaterial Self: A Defence of the Cartesian Dualist Conception of the Mind (International Library of Philosophy) 1st edition hardback in very good condition
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415029899
• ISBN 13: 9780415029896
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Dualism argues that the mind is more than just the brain. It holds that there exists two very different realms, one mental and the other physical. Both are fundamental and one cannot be reduced to the other - there are minds and there is a physical world. This book examines and defends the most famous dualist account of the mind, the cartesian, which attributes the immaterial contents of the mind to an immaterial self.

John Foster's new book exposes the inadequacies of the dominant materialist and reductionist accounts of the mind. In doing so he is in radical conflict with the current philosophical establishment. Ambitious and controversial, The Immaterial Self is the most powerful and effective defence of Cartesian dualism since Descartes' own

About the Author

Foster, John