Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019514581X ISBN 13: 9780195145816

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2002

Synopsis

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 Descartes to the leading edge of contemporary debates. Extensive sections cover foundational issues, the nature 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. Each section opens with an introduction by the editor. Philosophy of Mind is suitable for students at all levels and also for general readers.

About this title

About the Author:

David J. Chalmers is at University of Arizona, Tucson.

Review:

"By far the best selection of readings in the field. The hard-to-find are represented (Huxley) as well as the often neglected (Hill, Yablo). This is the best of all possible anthologies in the philosophy of mind."--Don A. Merrell, Arkansas State University

"An excellent volume of essays organized in a way that captures the issues that are most important to contemporary researchers in the field."--Casey O'Callaghan, University of California, Santa Cruz

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 019514581X
• ISBN 13: 9780195145816
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 688
• Editor: Chalmers David J.