Matters of the Mind

William Lyons (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

318 Seiten

2001
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-93788-7 (ISBN)

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This book presents a popular and authoritative account of the dramatically different ways in which philosophers have thought about the mind over the last hundred years. It explores the effect of the major turning points in recent western philosophy as well as the influence of the leading figures.

William Lyons is Professor of Moral Philosophy and Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. He is also the editor of Modern Philosophy of Mind , and the author of Approachedto Intentionality.

List of figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology; 1. The Twilight of the 'Two Worlds' View; 2. Observing the Human Animal; 3. Nothing but the Brain; 4. Computers to the Rescue; 5. The Bogey of Consciousness; 6. The Pit and the Pendulum; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
ISBN-10	0-415-93788-4 / 0415937884
ISBN-13	978-0-415-93788-7 / 9780415937887
Zustand	Neuware