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Zusatztext This book collects together eleven rich and rewarding articles by Stephen Yablo. Informationen zum Autor Stephen Yablo is Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Klappentext Thoughts is a collection of twelve essays by Stephen Yablo which together constitute a modern-day examination of Cartesian themes in the metaphysics of mind. Yablo offers penetrating discussions of such topics as the relation between the mental and the physical, mental causation, the possibility of disembodied existence, the relation between conceivability and possibility, varieties of necessity, and issues in the theory of content arising out of the foregoing. The collection represents almost all of Yablo's work on these topics, and features one previously unpublished piece. Zusammenfassung In these twelve essays Stephen Yablo presents a modern-day examination of Cartesian themes in the metaphysics of mind, including mental/physical dualism, the possibility of disembodied existence, conceivability as a guide to possibility, the nature of solipsistic content, and how the mind affects the course of physical events. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgements 1: The Real Distinction Between Mind and Body 2: Is Conceivability a Guide to Possibility? 3: Is Conceivability a Guide to Possibility? 4: Textbook Kripkeanism and the Open Texture of Concepts 5: Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda 6: No Fool's Cold: Notes on Illusions of Possibility 7: Beyond Rigidification: The Importance of Being Really Actual 8: How in the World? 9: Mental Causation 10: Singling Out Properties 11: Wide Causation 12: Causal Relevance Index
