240 Pages
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Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1995. Since Descartes, the mind has been thought to be `in the head', separable from the world and even from the body it inhabits. Gregory McCulloch, in The MInd and its World, considers the latest debates in philosophy and cognitive science about whether the thinking subject actually requires an environment in order to be able to think. McCulloch explores the argument from... Read more
Acknowledgements, Introduction, PART I, I. Descartes and Cartesianism, II. Locke and the Theory of Ideas, III. Frege and the Theory of Understanding, IV. Wittgenstein: Use and Understanding, V. Behaviourism and Mentalism, PART II, VI. What it is Really Likeq, VII. Twin Earth, VIII. Internalism and Externalism, Index
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McCulloch, Gregory
'If this book is read as widely as it deserves to be, especially by undergraduates, then it should have two beneficial effects: externalism will appear more straightforwardly compelling, and the haze surrounding it will no longer be mistaken for aura.' - MIND
'Provides an engaging introduction to the philosophy of language and the metaphysics of mind-world relations. The arguments are neatly signposted throughout the book and the style is clear and declamatory; the writing is fresh, vigorous and witty.' - MIND
