Foundations of Mind - Philosophical Essays

Zusatztext this is a brilliant collection of essays and later reflections by a central figure in philosophy of mind. Klappentext Foundations of Mind collects the essays which established Tyler Burge as a leading philosopher of mind. This second volume of his papers offers nineteen pieces published between 1975 and 2003, including the influential series that develops anti-individualism. Burge contributes three essay-length postscripts, a substantial new paper on consciousness, and an introduction which surveys his work in this area. The foundations that Burge reflects on areconditions in the individual or the wider world that determine the natures of mental kinds. The conditions include causal, social, psychological conditions, and conditions of phenomenal consciousness. Some of these are basic conditions under which minds are possible. The book is essential reading for philosophersof mind, and should engage a wider public interested in basic philosophical issues. Zusammenfassung Presents nineteen essays published between 1975 and 2003, including the authors' series on individualism. This volume covers themes such as knowledge and belief, language and meaning, causation and consciousness and is intended for the philosophers who work on the mind.

Product details

• Authors: Tyler Burge, Tyler (Department of Philosophy Burge, Burge Tyler
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2007
• EAN: 9780199216239
• ISBN: 978-0-19-921623-9
• No. of pages: 510
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 235 mm x 28 mm
• Series: Philosophical Essays; Philosophical Essays
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge