Contemporary Issues in the Philosophy of Mind

This book presents key issues in the philosophy of mind, examined by leading figures in the field.

Anthony O'Hear (Author)

9780521639279, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 13 November 1998

414 pages
23 x 15.9 x 2.3 cm, 0.58 kg

What is the mind? How does it relate to the body and the world? What is consciousness? What is experience? How free are we? Do we have special insights into ourselves? These perennial questions are at the forefront of the philosophical concerns today. Much of the most exciting and innovative work in philosophy at the present time is being done in the philosophy of mind. The best of this work is represented in this collection, based on the Royal Institute of Philosophy's annual lecture series for 1996/7. It brings together leading figures in the area from Britain and the US, who lay out their thoughts on key issues in an accessible way. The book will be of great interest both to those working in the field and to those keen to discover just where philosophy and the philosophy of mind is moving at the end of the twentieth century.

Preface
Introduction Anthony O'Hear
1. The mind Ted Honderich
2. The mind-body problem: taking stock after 50 years Jaegwoon Kim
3. Folk psychology and mental simulation Martin Davies
4. Closing the explanatory gap Ned Block
5. Mind, world and value Michael Morris
6. Self-knowledge, a priori knowledge and the cognitive structure of the mind Quassim Cassam
7. Dualism in action theory Jennifer Hornsby
8. Perceptual knowledge Bill Brewer
9. Understanding other minds from inside Jane Heal
10. Setting things before the mind Michael Martin
11. Consciousness and content Naomi Eilan
12. Free will Christopher Peacocke
13. Wittgenstein and self-knowledge Crispin Wright
14. Embodiment and the philosophy of mind Andy Clark
15. Other perspectives and the first person John Campbell
16. Externalism and norms Cynthia McDonald
17. Intentionality and interpretation Gregory McCulloch
18. Intentionality as the mark of the mental Tim Crane
19. Experience Brian O'Shaughnessy
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Philosophy of mind [HPM], Western philosophy, from c 1900 - [HPCF]