The Blackwell Guide to Philosophy of Mind

by Stich, Stephen P.; Warfield, Ted A.

• ISBN13: 9780631217756
• ISBN10: 0631217754
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-17
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Comprising a series of specially commissioned chapters by leading scholars, this comprehensive volume presents an up-to-date survey of the central themes in the philosophy of mind. The Blackwell Guide to Philosophy of Mind leads the reader through a broad range of topics, including Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, Dualism, Emotions, Folk Psychology, Free Will, Individualism, Personal Identity and The Mind-Body Problem. Taken as a whole, this timely volume is an important work for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the field. It serves as an accessible introduction for undergraduates, whilst also providing fresh insights, of interest to graduates, and researchers. CONTRIBUTORS: Fred Adams, Kenneth Aizawa, John Bickle, David J. Chalmers, Andy Clark, Randolph Clarke, Paul E. Griffiths, John Heil, Stephen Laurence, Kirk Ludwig, William G. Lycan, Eric Margolis, Andrew Melnyk, Shaun Nichols, Eric T. Olson, Howard Robinson, Stephen P. Stich and Robert A. Wilson.

Author Biography

Stephen P. Stich is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University, where his current research interests are in Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science. His publications include From Folk Psychology to Cognitive Science (1983), The Fragmentation of Reason: Preface to a Pragmatic Theory of Cognitive Evaluation (1990) and Deconstructing the Mind (1996). He has written articles in the area of Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Language, and Epistemology.

Ted A. Warfield is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, where his current research interests are in Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology, and Metaphysics. His publications include Mental Representation: A Reader (1994; co-edited with Stephen Stich) and Skepticism (co-edited with K. DeRose). He has written articles on Determinism, Moral Responsibility, Human Freedom, and Knowledge.

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Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Introduction	ix
1 The Mind-Body Problem: An Overview	1	(46)
Kirk Ludwig
2 The Mind-Body Problem	47	(18)
William G. Lycan
3 Physicalism	65	(20)
Andrew Mclnyk
4 Dualism	85	(17)
Howard Robinson
5 Consciousness and its Place in Nature	102	(41)
David J. Chalmers
6 Thoughts and Their Contents: Naturalized Semantics	143	(29)
Fred Adams
7 Cognitive Architecture: The Structure of Cognitive Representations	172	(18)
Kenneth Aizawa
8 Concepts	190	(24)
Eric Margolis and Stephen Laurence
9 Mental Causation	214	(21)
John Heil
10 Folk Psychology	235	(21)
Stephen P. Stich and Shaun Nichols
11 Individualism	256	(32)
Robert A. Wilson
12 Emotions	288	(21)
Paul E. Griffiths
13 Artificial Intelligence and the Many Faces of Reason	309	(13)
Andy Clark
14 Philosophy of Mind and the Neurosciences	322	(30)
John Bickle
15 Personal Identity	352	(17)
Eric T. Olson
16 Freedom of the Will	369	(36)
Randolph Clarke
Index	405