Philosophy of Mind Books

New and Published Books

1. The Disordered Mind

   An Introduction to Philosophy of Mind and Mental Illness, 2nd Edition

   By George Graham

   The Disordered Mind: An Introduction to Philosophy of Mind and Mental Illness, second edition examines and explains, from a philosophical standpoint, what mental disorder is: its reality, causes, consequences, and more. It is also an outstanding introduction to philosophy of mind from the...

   Published January 28th 2013 by Routledge
2. A Philosophy of Material Culture

   Action, Function, and Mind

   By Beth Preston

   Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

   This book focuses on material culture as a subject of philosophical inquiry and promotes the philosophical study of material culture by articulating some of the central and difficult issues raised by this topic and providing innovative solutions to them, most notably an account of improvised action...

   Published December 13th 2012 by Routledge
3. Philosophy of Mind

   A Contemporary Introduction, 3rd Edition

   By John Heil

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy

   When first published, John Heil's introduction quickly became a widely used guide for students with little or no background in philosophy to central issues of philosophy of mind. Heil provided an introduction free of formalisms, technical trappings, and specialized terminology. He offered clear...

   Published December 7th 2012 by Routledge
4. Kant and Non-Conceptual Content

   Edited by Dietmar Heidemann

   Conceptualism is the view that cognizers can have mental representations of the world only if they possess the adequate concepts by means of which they can specify what they represent. By contrast, non-conceptualism is the view that mental representations of the world do not necessarily presuppose...

   Published December 4th 2012 by Routledge
5. Donald Davidson: Life and Words

   Edited by Maria Baghramian

   Donald Davidson (1917-2003) was one of the most prominent philosophers of the second half of the twentieth century. His thinking about language, mind, and epistemology has shaped the views of several generations of philosophers. This book brings together articles by a host of prominent philosophers...

   Published October 2nd 2012 by Routledge
6. Disjunctivism

   Disjunctive Accounts in Epistemology and in the Philosophy of Perception

   Edited by Marcus Willaschek

   Does perception provide us with direct and unmediated access to the world around us? The so-called 'argument from illusion ' has traditionally been supposed to show otherwise: from the subject's point of view, perceptual illusions are often indistinguishable from veridical perceptions; hence,...

   Published September 17th 2012 by Routledge
7. Emotion and Reason

   Mind, Brain, and the Social Domains of Work and Love

   By Warren TenHouten

   Although much academic work has been done on the areas of mind, brain, and society, a theoretical synthesis of the three levels of analysis – the biological, the mental, and the social – has not until now been put forward. In Emotion and Reason, Warren TenHouten presents a truly comprehensive...

   Published September 3rd 2012 by Routledge
8. Ontology Revisited

   Metaphysics in Social and Political Philosophy

   By Ruth Groff

   Series: Ontological Explorations

   Groff's argument runs counter to the familiar anti-metaphysical habit. Social and political philosophy, she maintains, is not as metaphysically neutral as it may seem. Even the most deontological of theories connects up with an attendant set of philosophical commitments regarding what kinds of...

   Published August 21st 2012 by Routledge
9. Seven Views of Mind

   By Lise Wallach, Michael A Wallach

   This book examines seven different answers to the question, "What are we talking about when we talk about the mind?" It begins by considering the dualistic view, frequently taken for granted by students, that words like "belief," "anger," and "jealousy" refer to a realm quite distinct from the...

   Published August 12th 2012 by Psychology Press
10. Reading Putnam

    Edited by Maria Baghramian

    Hilary Putnam is one of the world’s leading philosophers. His highly original and often provocative ideas have set the agenda for a variety of debates in philosophy of science, philosophy of mind and philosophy of language. His now famous philosophical thought experiments, such as the ‘Twin earth’...

    Published July 26th 2012 by Routledge