Engines of the Soul

Klappentext This study is an unusual contribution to the philosophy of mind in that it argues for the sometimes unfashionable view of dualism. Zusammenfassung This study is an unusual contribution to the philosophy of mind in that it argues for the sometimes unfashionable view of dualism: that mind and matter are distinct and separate entities as Descartes believed. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The problem; 2. The knowledge of possibility; 3. More on imagination and modality; 4. The senses, part I; 5. Causation; 6. Quantity; 7. Desire; 8. Belief; 9. Psychic energy; 10. The senses, part II; 11. Propositional attitudes; 12. Action.

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• Authors: W. D. Hart, Hart W. D.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.02.2009
• EAN: 9780521107693
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10769-3
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosoph; Cambridge Studies in Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology