Philosophy of Mind: Contemporary Readings

by O'Connor,Timothy

• ISBN13: 9780415283533
• ISBN10: 0415283531
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-07-29
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Philosophy of Mind: Contemporary Readingsis a comprehensive anthology that draws together leading philosophers writing on the major topics within philosophy of mind. Robb and O'Connor have carefully chosen articles under the following headings: *Substance Dualism and Idealism *Materialism *Mind and Representation *Consciousness Each section is prefaced by an introductory essay by the editors which guides the student gently into the topic in which leading philosophers are included. The book is highly accessible and user-friendly and provides a broad-ranging exploration of the subject. Ideal for any philosophy student, this book will prove essential reading for any philosophy of mind course. The readings are designed to complement John Heil'sPhilosophy of Mind:A Contemporary Introduction,(Routledge 1998), although the anthology can also be used as a stand-alone volume.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	ix
Preface	xi
PART I: SUBSTANCE DUALISM AND IDEALISM	1	(104)
Introduction	3	(7)
Further Reading	10	(3)
IA SUBSTANCE DUALISM	13	(34)
1 Dean W. Zimmerman, "Two Cartesian Arguments for the Simplicity of the Soul"	15	(15)
2 Richard Swinburne, "The Soul"	30	(17)
IB THE PROBLEM OF INTERACTION	47	(32)
3 E.J. Lowe, "The Problem of Psychophysical Causation"	49	(16)
4 Jaegwon Kim, "Lonely Souls: Causality and Substance Dualism"	65	(14)
IC IDEALISM	79	(24)
5 Howard Robinson, "The General Form of the Argument for Berkeleian Idealism"	81	(22)
Questions	103	(2)
PART II: MATERIALISM	105	(152)
Introduction	107	(11)
Further Reading	118	(1)
IIA THE IDENTITY THEORY	119	(76)
6 J.J.C. Smart, "Sensations and Brain Processes" and "Postscript (1995)"	121	(17)
7 Saul A. Kripke, "Naming and Necessity"	138	(21)
8 Jaegwon Kim, "Multiple Realization and the Metaphysics of Reduction"	159	(26)
9 Arnold Zuboff, "The Story of a Brain"	185	(10)
IIB FUNCTIONALISM	195	(60)
10 David Lewis, "Reduction of Mind"	197	(13)
11 Hilary Putnam, "The Nature of Mental States"	210	(12)
12 Ned Block, "Troubles with Functionalism"	222	(12)
13 David J. Chalmers, "Absent Qualia, Fading Qualia, Dancing Qualia"	234	(21)
Questions	255	(2)
PART III: MIND AND REPRESENTATION	257	(158)
Introduction	259	(8)
Further Reading	267	(2)
IIIA INTENTIONALITY	269	(84)
14 Jerry A. Fodor, "Meaning and the World Order"	271	(33)
15 Fred Dretske, "Representational Systems"	304	(28)
16 John R. Searle, "Minds, Brains, and Programs"	332	(21)
IIIB PROPOSITIONAL ATTITUDES AND ELIMINATIVISM	353	(60)
17 Donald Davidson, "Thought and Talk"	355	(15)
18 Daniel C. Dennett, "True Believers: The Intentional Strategy and Why It Works"	370	(21)
19 Paul M. Churchland, "Eliminative Materialism and the Propositional Attitudes"	391	(22)
Questions	413	(2)
PART IV: CONSCIOUSNESS	415	(175)
Introduction	417	(7)
Further Reading	424	(1)
IVA PROBLEM OF PHENOMENAL CONSCIOUSNESS	425	(40)
20 Joseph Levine, "Materialism and Qualia: The Explanatory Gap"	427	(11)
21 Colin McGinn, "Can We Solve the Mind-Body Problem?"	438	(20)
22 Frank Jackson, "What Mary Didn't Know"	458	(7)
IVB MATERIALIST THEORIES OF CONSCIOUSNESS	465	(58)
23 David Lewis, "What Experience Teaches"	467	(24)
24 Gilbert Harman, "The Intrinsic Quality of Experience"	491	(19)
25 Peter Carruthers, "Brute Experience"	510	(13)
IVC CONSCIOUSNESS AND ALTERNATIVE VARIETIES OF DUALISM	523	(67)
26 William Hasker, "Emergent Dualism"	525	(17)
27 Michael Lockwood, "The Grain Problem"	542	(18)
28 Peter Unger, "The Mystery of the Physical and the Matter of Qualities: A Paper for Professor Shaffer"	560	(30)
Questions	590	(1)
Index	591