1st Edition
Subjectivity And Reduction An Introduction To The Mindbody Problem
By Barbara Hannan
Copyright 1994
152 Pages
by
Routledge
140 Pages
by
Routledge
140 Pages
by
Routledge
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Contemporary philosophy has seen a proliferation of complex theories and intricate arguments brought to bear on the mind-body problem, perhaps the most intractable of perennial philosophical problems. In this concise and accessible text, Barbara Hannan provides an elegant introduction to this contemporary debate. Her emphasis is upon the clear and even-handed presentation and evaluation of the... Read more
Preface -- The Mind-Body Problem and Substance Dualism -- Reductive Materialist Mind-Body Theories -- Functionalist Mind-Body Theories -- Arguments for Eliminative Materialism -- Arguments Against Eliminative Materialism -- Two Versions of Non-Reductive Materialism -- In Defense of Content Internalism -- The Problem of Mental Causation -- Summary, Loose Ends, Conclusions
Biography
Barbara Hannan is assistant professor of philosophy at the University of New Mexico. She has taught previously at the University of Arkansas and the University of Idaho.
