Perception, Mind and Personal Identity A

The book is primarily a critique of a materialistic view of persons and their experiences. Its subject matter is quite broad, as it includes a consideration of not only whether there can be an adequate materialist treatment of sensations, consciousness, and intentionality of thought, but also of whether there can be such a treatment of perceptual experience, on the one hand, and of self-consciousness, on the other. It presents a case for concluding that the difficulties facing the materialist are overwhelming.

Introduction
Sensory Awareness, Language, and Materialism
Sensation and Perception	p. 3
Objections to Indirect Realism	p. 35
Language, Consciousness, and Acquaintance	p. 51
Central Materialist Strategies	p. 81
Introduction: Consciousness and Qualia	p. 81
The Mind/Brain Identity Thesis	p. 85
Functionalism	p. 105
Non-Reductive Materialism	p. 127
Eliminative Materialism	p. 135
Personal Identity
The Subject of Experience	p. 151
Personal Identity Over Time	p. 171
The Failure of the Criterial Analyses of Diachronic Identity	p. 191
Conclusions and Prospects
The Prospects for the Mind-Body Problem	p. 229
Bibliography of Works Cited	p. 253
Index	p. 259
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Perception, Mind and Personal Identity A Critique of Materialism

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