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Minds and Bodies Robert Wilkinson

Minds and Bodies By Robert Wilkinson

Minds and Bodies by Robert Wilkinson


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Minds and Bodies is a concise introduction to the mind-body problem. It includes clear introductions to key concepts and readings from key thinkers. Students are encouraged to think critically about the readings.

Minds and Bodies Summary

Minds and Bodies: An Introduction with Readings by Robert Wilkinson

Minds and Bodies is a clear introduction to the mind-body problem. It requires no prior philosophical knowledge and is ideally suited to newcomers to philosophy and philosophy of mind.
Robert Wilkinson carefully introduces the fundamental components of the philosophy of mind: Descartes's dualist account of mind and body; monist views including eliminativism; computer science and artificial intelligence. Each chapter is linked to a reading from key thinkers in the field, from Descartes to Paul Churchland.

About Robert Wilkinson

Robert Wilkinson teaches at the Open University in Scotland. His previous publications include Thirty-five Oriental Philosophers (Routledge, 1994).

Table of Contents

1.Introduction 2. Dualism 3. Monism 4. Artificial Intelligence 5.Conclusion Readings: 1. 'Meditation I' Rene Descartes 2. 'Meditation II' Rene Descartes 3. 'Meditation VI' Rene Descartes 4. 'The passions of the soul', Part I, Articles 30, 31, 32, 34 Rene Descartes 5. 'Sensations and brain processes' J.J.C.Smart 6. 'The mind-body problem' Sydney Shoemaker 6. 'Eliminative materialism and the propositional attitudes' Paul M. Churchland 7. 'Is the brain's mind a computer program?' John R. Searle 8. 'Consciousness and the objective reality' Thomas Nagel Revision Test Answers to the Revision Test Bibliography Index

Additional information

GOR003305316
9780415212403
0415212405
Minds and Bodies: An Introduction with Readings by Robert Wilkinson
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2000-09-28
244
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