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Zusatztext A cohesive vision of the mind and its place in the realms of causation and morality . . . Mind, Morality, and Explanation is an outstanding anthology precisely because it justifies the decision to bring its papers together not merely on the usual grounds of accessibility, loose thematic connection, or happenstance, but on intellectual grounds: reading these papers as a whole leads one to appreciate one way of understanding the mind that might not be appreciated otherwise. It can be recommended to any philosopher working on at least one of its focal topics who is ready to broaden her horizons and see what the big picture might look like when explored by some of the leaders of contemporary philosophy. Klappentext Frank Jackson! Philip Pettit! and Michael Smith have been at the forefront of philosophy in Australia for much of the last two decades! and their collaborative work has had widespread influence throughout the world. Mind! Morality! and Explanation collects the best of that work in a single volume! showcasing their seminal contributions to philosophical psychology! the theory of psychological and social explanation! moral theory! and moral psychology. Zusammenfassung Frank Jackson, Philip Pettit, and Michael Smith have been at the forefront of philosophy in Australia for much of the last two decades, and their collaborative work has had widespread influence throughout the world. Mind, Morality, and Explanation collects the best of that work in a single volume, showcasing their seminal contributions to philosophical psychology, the theory of psychological and social explanation, moral theory, and moral psychology. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. Philosophical Psychology 1: Jackson and Pettit: In Defence of Folk Psychology 2: Jackson and Pettit: Folk Belief and Commonplace Belief 3: Jackson and Pettit: Causation in the Philosophy of Mind 4: Jackson and Pettit: Some Content is Narrow II. Psychology and Social Explanation 5: Jackson and Pettit: Functionalism and Broad Content 6: Jackson and Pettit: Program Explanation: A General Perspective 7: Jackson and Pettit: Structural Explanation in Social Theory 8: Jackson and Pettit: In Defence of Explanatory Ecumenism III. Moral Theory 9: Jackson and Pettit: Moral Functionalism and Moral Motivation 10: Jackson, Pettit, and Smith: Ethical Particularism and Patterns 11: Jackson, Graham Oppy, and Smith: Minimalism and Truth-Aptness 12: Jackson and Pettit: A Problem for Expressivism IV. Moral Psychology 13: Pettit and Smith: Backgrounding Desire 14: Pettit and Smith: Parfit's P 15: Pettit and Smith: Practical Unreason 16: Pettit and Smith: Brandt on Self-Control 17: Pettit and Smith: Freedom in Belief and Desire ...
