Philosophy of Mind : A Contemporary Introduction

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Philosophy of Mind: A Contemporary Introductioncovers the major topics typically studied in philosophy of mind and discusses the dualist, behaviorist, functionalist, interpretationist, and eliminativist accounts of the nature of mind, along with a critical assessment of the recent trends in the subject. This fully revised and updated version of the highly successful first edition builds on the previously addressed themes and expands on central topics. The new edition includes: * A brand new chapter on consciousness * An expansion of the Davidson and Dennett discussions, splitting them into two stand-alone chapters * A chapter looking at general issues associated with present day approaches to the theory of mind

Preface to the second edition

Preface to the first edition

1 Introduction

(14)

1.1 Experience and reality

(2)

1.2 The unavoidability of the philosophy of mind

(1)

1.3 Science and metaphysics

(1)

1.4 Metaphysics and cognitive science

(1)

1.5 A look ahead

(6)

Suggested reading

(3)

2 Cartesian dualism

(12)

2.1 Science and philosophy

(1)

2.2 Descartes's dualism

(2)

2.3 Substances, attributes, and modes

(2)

2.4 The metaphysics of Cartesian dualism

(2)

2.5 Mind-body interaction

(4)

Suggested reading

(1)

3 Descartes's legacy

(14)

3.1 Dualism without interaction

(1)

3.2 Parallelism

(2)

3.3 Occasionalism

(1)

3.4 Causation and occasionalism

(3)

3.5 Idealism

(2)

3.6 Mind and meaning

(2)

3.7 Epiphenomenalism

(3)

Suggested reading

(1)

4 Non-Cartesian dualism

(10)

4.1 Three facets of Cartesian dualism

(1)

4.2 Individuating substances

(2)

4.3 Metaphysical interlude

(1)

4.4 Substance dualism

(2)

4.5 Self-body interaction

(2)

4.6 Taking stock

(1)

Suggested reading

(2)

5 Behaviorism

(21)

5.1 Moving away from dualism

(1)

5.2 Historical and philosophical background

(2)

5.3 Privacy and its consequences

(1)

5.4 The beetle in the box

(2)

5.5 Philosophical behaviorism

(2)

5.6 Dispositions

(1)

5.7 Behavioral analysis

(2)

5.8 Sensation

(1)

5.9 The legacy of philosophical behaviorism

(1)

5.10 Intrinsic and extrinsic characteristics

(1)

5.11 Psychological behaviorism

(3)

5.12 The demise of behaviorism

(2)

Suggested reading

(3)

6 The identity theory

(17)

6.1 Correlation to identification

(1)

6.2 Parsimony

(1)

6.3 Self-conscious thought

(1)

6.4 Locating mental qualities

(1)

6.5 Substance, properties, states, and events

(2)

6.6 Predicates and properties

(1)

6.7 Strict identity

(1)

6.8 Leibniz's Law

(1)

6.9 The $64 question

(2)

6.10 Qualities of experiences and qualities experienced

(2)

6.11 Epistemological loose ends

(1)

6.12 Taking stock

(1)

Suggested reading

(2)

7 Functionalism

(17)

7.1 The emergence of functionalism

(1)

7.2 The functionalist picture

(1)

7.3 Abstraction as partial consideration

(1)

7.4 Minds as computing machines

(1)

7.5 Functional explanation

(1)

7.6 Functionalist ontology

(2)

7.7 Functionalism and materialism

(1)

7.8 Functional properties

(3)

7.9 Mental properties as functional properties

(1)

7.10 Functionalism and behaviorism

100

(1)

7.11 Characterizing functional states

101

(3)

7.12 Total functional systems

104

(1)

Suggested reading

105

(1)

8 The Representational Theory of Mind

106

(17)

8.1 Mental representation

106

(1)

8.2 Semantic engines

107

(2)

8.3 The mind as a semantic engine

109

(2)

8.4 The Chinese Room

111

(2)

8.5 From syntax to semantics

113

(2)

8.6 Levels of description

115

(1)

8.7 Levels of description and the special sciences

116

(2)

8.8 From taxonomy to ontology

118

(3)

8.9 Layers of reality

121

(1)

Suggested reading

122

(1)

9 Qualia

123

(8)

9.1 Qualities of conscious experiences

123

(1)

9.2 Zombies

124

(1)

9.3 Biting the bullet

125

(1)

9.4 Living without qualia

126

(3)

9.5 The mystery of consciousness

129

(1)

Suggested reading

129

(2)

10 Radical interpretation

131

(24)

10.1 Minds as constructs

131

(1)

10.2 Davidson and the propositional attitudes

132

(1)

10.3 Semantic opacity

133

(1)

10.4 Radical interpretation: background issues

134

(3)

10.5 T-theories

137

(1)

10.6 From T-theories to I-theories

138

(2)

10.7 Decision theory

140

(1)

10.8 Charity

141

(1)

10.9 Indeterminacy

142

(1)

10.10 The omniscient interpreter

143

(1)

10.11 Interpretation and measurement

144

(2)

10.12 Structure and content

146

(2)

10.13 Mental causation and the propositional attitudes

148

(3)

10.14 An apparent regress

151

(2)

Suggested reading

153

(2)

11 The intentional stance

155

(15)

11.1 From Davidson to Dennett

155

(1)

11.2 Taking a stance

155

(2)

11.3 From intentional stance to design stance

157

(1)

11.4 From design stance to physical stance

158

(1)

11.5 The emerging picture

159

(1)

11.6 Thought and language

160

(2)

11.7 Kinds of mind

162

(2)

11.8 Consciousness

164

(2)

11.9 Searle's objection

166

(2)

Suggested reading

168

(2)

12 Eliminativism

170

(7)

12.1 From instrumentalism to eliminativism

170

(1)

12.2 Theories and theory reduction

171

(1)

12.3 Stich's argument

172

(2)

12.4 Is eliminativism self-refuting?

174

(2)

Suggested reading

176

(1)

13 Property dualism

177

(13)

13.1 From substances to properties

177

(1)

13.2 Appearance and reality

178

(1)

13.3 Mental causation

179

(2)

13.4 Mental-material supervenience

181

(1)

13.5 Causal relevance

182

(2)

13.6 The causal relevance of mental properties

184

(2)

13.7 The upshot

186

(2)

13.8 Conclusion

188

(1)

Suggested reading

188

(2)

14 Mind and metaphysics

190

(25)

14.1 The status of philosophies of mind

190

(1)

14.2 Metaphysical preliminaries

191

(1)

14.3 Objects

192

(1)

14.4 Universals

193

(1)

14.5 Properties as particularized ways

194

(3)

14.6 The dual nature of properties

197

(4)

14.7 Manifestations of dispositions

201

(1)

14.8 Causality and dispositionality

202

(2)

14.9 Complex objects

204

(3)

14.10 Emergence

207

(1)

14.11 Levels of being

208

(1)

14.12 Predicates and properties

209

(1)

14.13 Properties, realism, and antirealism

210

(2)

Suggested reading

212

(3)

15 The mind's place in nature

215

(29)

15.1 Applied metaphysics

215

(1)

15.2 Multiple realizability

216

(2)

15.3 An alternative approach

218

(2)

15.4 Higher-level properties

220

(1)

15.5 Causality and ceteris paribus laws

221

(1)

15.6 Levels of reality versus levels of description

222

(1)

15.7 Zombies

222

(2)

15.8 Qualities of conscious experience

224

(2)

15.9 Neutral monism

226

(2)

15.10 'Privileged access'

228

(2)

15.11 Imagery

230

(2)

15.12 Putting imagery to work

232

(1)

15.13 Intentionality

233

(4)

15.14 Functionalism adieu

237

(1)

15.15 Denouement

238

(3)

15.16 Concluding note

241

(1)

Suggested reading

242

(2)

Bibliography

244

(11)

Index

255

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