Philosophy of Mind and Cognition: An Introduction

David Braddon-Mitchell

ISBN 10: 1405133244 / ISBN 13: 9781405133241

Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2006

Beschreibung

2006. 2nd Edition. Paperback. David Braddon-Mitchell and Frank Jackson's popular introduction to philosophy of mind and cognition is now available in a fully revised and updated edition. * Ensures that the most recent developments in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science are brought together into a coherent, accessible whole. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9781405133241

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Titel: Philosophy of Mind and Cognition: An ...

Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Erscheinungsdatum: 2006

Einband: Softcover

Zustand: New

Auflage: 2. Auflage

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David Braddon-Mitchell and Frank Jackson’s popular introduction to philosophy of mind and cognition is now available in a fully revised and updated edition.

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• Ensures that the most recent developments in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science are brought together into a coherent, accessible whole.
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• Revisions respond to feedback from students and teachers and make the volume even more useful for courses.
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• New material includes: a section on Descartes’ famous objection to materialism; extended treatment of connectionism; coverage of the view that psychology is autonomous; fuller discussion of recent debates over phenomenal experience; and much more.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

David Braddon-Mitchell is Reader in Philosophy at the University of Sydney. He has published widely in philosophy of mind and metaphysics.

Frank Jackson is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University. He is the author of Conditionals (Blackwell, 1987) and his John Locke Lectures were published as From Metaphysics to Ethics in 1998.