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Matters of Mind

Consciousness, Reason and Nature

By Scott Sturgeon

Published September 28th 2000 by Routledge – 176 pages

Series: International Library of Philosophy

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Description

Matters of Mind examines the mind-body problem. It offers a chapter by chapter analysis of debates surrounding the problem, including visual experience, consciousness and the problem of Zombies and Ghosts. It will prove invaluable for those interested in epistemology, philosophy of mind and cognitive science.

Reviews

The six chapters of this well-written book can be read separately, or as a unity leading to Sturgeon's "Wait-and-See view" in the mind-body debate.' - Journal of Consciousness Studies

Contents

Introduction 1. Visual Experience 2. Explaining Qualia 3. Content and Warrant 4. Warrant and Reliability 5. Zombies and Ghosts 6. Physicalims and Overdetermination

Author Bio

Scott Sturgeon is Lecturer in Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK.