Gray matters : an introduction to the philosophy of mind

Author(s)

• Goldberg, Sanford
• Pessin, Andrew

Bibliographic Information

Gray matters : an introduction to the philosophy of mind

Sanford Goldberg and Andrew Pessin

M. E. Sharpe, c1997

• : hard
• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 289-295

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hard ISBN 9781563248832

Description

Goldberg and Pessin provide a clearly written introduction to the field presupposing no knowledge of philosophy. The first two chapters introduce and examine the traditional positions on the "mind-body" problem; the middle three chapters turn to the issues which will define philosophy of mind in the coming decade; and the final chapter provides a brief survey of other relevant topics. The book's much needed organization and codification of work in the field will be useful to advanced students as well.

Table of Contents

Russia has a rich, huge, unwieldy cultural tradition. How to grasp it? This classroom reader is designed to respond to that problem. The literary works selected for inclusion in this anthology introduce the core cultural and historic themes of Russia's civilisation. Each text has resonance throughout the arts - in Rublev's icons, Meyerhold's theatre, Mousorgsky's operas, Prokofiev's symphonies, Fokine's choreography and Kandinsky's paintings. This material is supported by introductions, helpful annotations and bibliographies of resources in all media. The reader is intended for use in courses in Russian literature, culture and civilisation, as well as comparative literature.

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781563248849

Description

Gray Matters is a thorough examination of the main topics in recent philosophy of mind. It aims at surveying a broad range of issues, not all of which can be subsumed under one position or one philosopher's theory. In this way, the authors avoid neglecting interesting issues out of allegiance to a given theory of mind.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 Naturalism
• Chapter 2 The Mind-Body Problem
• Chapter 3 Theories of Mental Content
• Chapter 4 Mental Causation
• Chapter 5 Self-Knowledge and Other Minds, I
• Chapter 6 Self-Knowledge and Other Minds, II
• Chapter 7 Consciousness

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Details

• NCID: BA33704920
• ISBN:
  • 1563248832
  • 1563248840
• LCCN: 97012950
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Armonk, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 304 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BD418.3
  • DC21 : 128/.2
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Philosophy of mind