Philosophy of Mind

Philosophy of Mind: Contemporary Readingsis a comprehensive anthology that draws together leading philosophers writing on the major topics within philosophy of mind. Robb and O'Connor have carefully chosen articles under the following headings: *Substance Dualism and Idealism *Materialism *Mind and Representation *Consciousness Each section is prefaced by an introductory essay by the editors which guides the student gently into the topic in which leading philosophers are included. The book is highly accessible and user-friendly and provides a broad-ranging exploration of the subject. Ideal for any philosophy student, this book will prove essential reading for any philosophy of mind course. The readings are designed to complement John Heil'sPhilosophy of Mind:A Contemporary Introduction,(Routledge 1998), although the anthology can also be used as a stand-alone volume.

List of contributors

ix

Preface

xi

PART I: SUBSTANCE DUALISM AND IDEALISM

1

(104)

Introduction

3

(7)

Further Reading

10

(3)

IA Substance Dualism

13

(2)

``Two Cartesian Arguments for the Simplicity of the Soul''

15

(15)

Dean W. Zimmerman

``The Soul''

30

(19)

Richard Swinburne

IB The Problem of Interaction

47

(2)

``The Problem of Psychophysical Causation''

49

(16)

E.J. Lowe

``Lonely Souls: Causality and Substance Dualism''

65

(16)

Jaegwon Kim

IC Idealism

79

(2)

``The General Form of the Argument for Berkeleian Idealism''

81

(24)

Howard Robinson

Questions

103

(2)

PART II: MATERIALISM

105

(152)

Introduction

107

(11)

Further Reading

118

(1)

IIA The Identity Theory

119

(2)

``Sensations and Brain Processes'' and ``Postscript (1995)''

121

(17)

J.J.C. Smart

``Naming and Necessity''

138

(21)

Saul A. Kripke

``Multiple Realization and the Metaphysics of Reduction''

159

(26)

Jaegwon Kim

``The Story of a Brain''

185

(12)

Arnold Zuboff

IIB Functionalism

195

(2)

``Reduction of Mind''

197

(13)

David Lewis

``The Nature of Mental States''

210

(12)

Hilary Putnam

``Troubles with Functionalism''

222

(12)

Ned Block

``Absent Qualia, Fading Qualia, Dancing Qualia''

234

(23)

David J. Chalmers

Questions

255

(2)

PART III: MIND AND REPRESENTATION

257

(158)

Introduction

259

(8)

Further Reading

267

(2)

IIIA Intentionality

269

(2)

``Meaning and the World Order''

271

(33)

Jerry A. Fodor

``Representational Systems''

304

(28)

Fred Dretske

``Minds, Brains, and Programs''

332

(23)

John R. Searle

IIIB Propositional Attitudes and Eliminativism

353

(2)

``Thought and Talk''

355

(15)

Donald Davidson

``True Believers: The Intentional Strategy and Why It Works''

370

(21)

Daniel C. Dennett

``Eliminative Materialism and the Propositional Attitudes''

391

(24)

Paul M. Churchland

Questions

413

(2)

PART IV: CONSCIOUSNESS

415

(10)

Introduction

417

(7)

Further Reading

424

(1)

IVA THE PROBLEM OF PHENOMENAL CONSCIOUSNESS

425

(40)

``Materialism and Qualia: The Explanatory Gap''

427

(11)

Joseph Levine

``Can We Solve the Mind-Body Problem?''

438

(20)

Colin McGinn

``What Mary Didn't Know''

458

(7)

Frank Jackson

IVB MATERIALIST THEORIES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

465

(126)

``What Experience Teaches''

467

(24)

David Lewis

``The Intrinsic Quality of Experience''

491

(19)

Gilbert Harman

``Brute Experience''

510

(15)

Peter Carruthers

IVC CONSCIOUSNESS AND ALTERNATIVE VARIETIES OF DUALISM

523

(2)

``Emergent Dualism''

525

(17)

William Hasker

``The Grain Problem''

542

(18)

Michael Lockwood

``The Mystery of the Physical and the Matter of Qualities: A Paper for Professor Shaffer''

560

(31)

Peter Unger

Questions

590

(1)

Index

591

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