ABSTRACT

Philosophy of Mind: Contemporary Readings is 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's Philosophy of Mind: A Contemporary Introduction, Second edition (Routledge 2003), although the anthology can also be used as a stand-alone volume.

part |2 pages

PART I: SUBSTANCE DUALISM AND IDEALISM

chapter |10 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter |2 pages

IA SUBSTANCE DUALISM

chapter 2|17 pages

Richard Swinburne, “The Soul”

chapter |2 pages

IB THE PROBLEM OF INTERACTION

chapter |2 pages

IC IDEALISM

chapter |2 pages

QUESTIONS

part |2 pages

PART II: MATERIALISM

chapter |12 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter |2 pages

IIA THE IDENTITY THEORY

chapter |5 pages

“Postscript (1995)”

chapter 7|21 pages

Saul A. Kripke, “Naming and Necessity”

Lecture I: January 20, 1970

chapter 9|10 pages

Arnold Zuboff, “The Story of a Brain”

chapter |2 pages

IIB FUNCTIONALISM

chapter 10|13 pages

David Lewis, “Reduction of Mind”*

chapter 12|12 pages

Ned Block, “Troubles with Functionalism”

chapter |2 pages

QUESTIONS

part |2 pages

PART III: MIND AND REPRESENTATION

part |2 pages

PART IV: CONSCIOUSNESS

chapter |8 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 23|24 pages

David Lewis, “What Experience Teaches”

Experience the best teacher

chapter 24|19 pages

Gilbert Harman, “The Intrinsic Quality of Experience”*

The problem

chapter 25|13 pages

Peter Carruthers, “Brute Experience”*

chapter 26|17 pages

William Hasker, “Emergent Dualism”

chapter 27|18 pages

Michael Lockwood, “The Grain Problem”

chapter |1 pages

QUESTIONS