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Informationen zum Autor Pete Mandik is Professor of Philosophy at William Paterson University, New Jersey. He is the author of Key Terms in Philosophy of Mind (2010), co-author of Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Mind and Brain (2006), and co-editor of Philosophy and the Neurosciences: A Reader (2001). Klappentext The nature of the human mind and its relationship with the body and the outside world has long been a central concern of western philosophy, and the last few decades have seen great strides on explanations of consciousness, brain function, explications of the nature of perception and emotion, and many other issues. This is Philosophy of Mind presents a lively and accessible introduction to our current understanding of the core issues related to the philosophy of mind, including the mind-body conundrum, artificial intelligence, the nature of consciousness, and many more. While several chapters focus on the traditional positions on the mind-body problem, others offer insights on such contemporary topics as the problems of mental causation and free will, as well as theories of consciousness and intentionality. Specifically written for students of philosophy without a great deal of background, This is Philosophy of Mind helps to unravel some of the deep mysteries surrounding the nature of the human mind. Zusammenfassung This is Philosophy of Mind presents students of philosophy with an accessible introduction to the core issues related to the philosophy of mind, including the mind-body problem, artificial intelligence, free will, the nature of consciousness, and more. Inhaltsverzeichnis How to Use This Book xvAcknowledgments xvii1 Meet Your Mind 1Aspects of Mind 1Thought and experience 1Conscious and unconscious 2Qualia 3Sensory perception 3Emotion 4Imagery 4Will and action 5Self 5Propositional attitudes 5Philosophical Problems 6Mind-body problem 7Other problems 9Conclusion 14Annotated Bibliography 142 Substance Dualism 15Arguments for Substance Dualism 15Leibniz's law arguments 16Criticism of Leibniz's law arguments: Intensional fallacy 19Explanatory gap arguments 20Criticisms of explanatory gap arguments 21Modal arguments 22Criticism of the modal arguments: Does conceivability eally entail possibility? 23Mind-Body Interaction as a Problem for Substance Dualism 24Princess Elisabeth's objection 25The dualistic alternatives to Cartesian interactionism 26Conclusion 27Annotated Bibliography 283 Property Dualism 29Introducing Property Dualism: Qualia and the Brain 29The Inverted Spectrum 30Attack of the Zombies 32The Knowledge Argument 34The Explanatory Gap Argument 37Does Property Dualism Lead to Epiphenomenalism? 39How Do You Know You're Not a Zombie? 41Conclusion 42Annotated Bibliography 424 Idealism, Solipsism, and Panpsychism 45Solipsism: Is It Just Me? 46Idealism: It's All in the Mind 50Berkeley's argument from pain 51Berkeley's argument from perceptual relativity: Berkeley's bucket 51Berkeley's "Nothing but an idea can resemble an idea" 52Berkeley's master argument 52Why Berkeley is not a solipsist 53Arguing against idealism 53Panpsychism: Mind Is Everywhere 54The analogy argument 55The nothing from nothing argument 56The evolutionary argument 57Arguing against panpsychism: The combination problem 57Conclusion 58Annotated Bibliography 595 Behaviorism and Other Minds 61Behaviorism: Introduction and Overview 61The History of Behaviorism 63Ludwig Wittgenstein and the private language argument 64Gilbert Ryle versus the ghost in the machine 66Objections to Behaviorism 67The qualia objection 67Sellars's objection 68The Geach-Chisholm objection 69The Philosophical Problem of Other Minds 70The rise and fall of the argument from analogy 71Denying the asymmetry between self-knowledge and knowledge of other minds 72Conclusion 73Annotated Bibli...
