{"product_id":"the-matter-of-the-mind-philosophical-essays-on-psychology-neuroscience-and-reduction-paperback-softback-9781444350869","title":"The Matter of the Mind; Philosophical Essays on Psychology, Neuroscience and Reduction (Paperback \/ softback) 9781444350869","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Matter of the Mind\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePhilosophical Essays on Psychology, Neuroscience and Reduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMaurice Schouten (Edited by), M Schouten (Author), Huib Looren de Jong (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781444350869, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 April 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.445 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“The Matter of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is a well organized book which hosts contributions on the main subjects about philosophy of mind and it is definitely worthwhile reading.”  (\u003ci\u003eMetapsychology\u003c\/i\u003e, 14 May 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eMatter of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e addresses and illuminates the relationship between psychology and neuroscience by focusing on the topic of reduction.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by leading philosophers in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses recent theorizing in the mind-brain sciences and reviews and weighs the evidence in favour of reductionism against the backdrop of recent important advances within psychology and the neurosciences\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCollects the latest work on central topics where neuroscience is now making inroads in traditional psychological terrain, such as adaptive behaviour, reward systems, consciousness, and social cognition.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eContributors vii  \u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Mind Matters: The Roots of Reductionism 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaurice Schouten and Huib Looren de Jong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Metaphysics of Science\u003c\/b\u003e 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Functionalism and Psychological Reductionism: Friends, Not Foes 31\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Melnyk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Some Metaphysical Anxieties of Reductionism 51\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas W. Polger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Metaphysics of Mechanisms and the Challenge of the New Reductionism 76\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarl Gillett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Reductionism, Embodiment, and the Generality of Psychology 101\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLawrence A. Shapiro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Philosophical Accounts of Reductionism, Mechanism, and Co-evolution\u003c\/b\u003e 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Reduction without the Structures 123\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert C. Richardson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Reinforcing the Three “R”s: Reduction, Reception, and Replacement 146\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRonald Endicott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Reducing Psychology while Maintaining its Autonomy via Mechanistic Explanations 172\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Bechtel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Enriching Philosophical Models of Cross-Scientific Relations: Incorporating Diachronic Theories 199\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert N. McCauley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Mechanisms of Mind\u003c\/b\u003e 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Coupling, Emergence, and Explanation 227\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndy Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Is Psychological Explanation Going Extinct? 249\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCory D. Wright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Who Says You Can’t Do a Molecular Biology of Consciousness? 275\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Bickle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Mind Reading and Mirror Neurons: Exploring Reduction 298\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHuib Looren de Jong and Maurice Schouten\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName Index 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 326\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441779077400,"sku":"9781444350869","price":26.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781444350869.jpg?v=1785024577","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-matter-of-the-mind-philosophical-essays-on-psychology-neuroscience-and-reduction-paperback-softback-9781444350869","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}