Mind's landscape : an introduction to the philosophy of mind / Samuel Guttenplan.
Mind's landscape : an introduction to the philosophy of mind / Samuel Guttenplan.
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Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2000.
Date
2000.
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N128.2/70
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English
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Physical content
viii, 358 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Pt. I. Surveying the Territory -- 1. The Mental Landscape -- Pt. II. Digging Deeper -- 2. Attitude, Experience and Act -- 3. Folk Psychology and Folk -- 4. The Marks of the Mental -- Pt. III. Bedrock -- 5. Science and the Mind -- 6. Identity -- 7. Functionalism -- 8. Objections -- 9. Division and El...
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Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2000.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
2000.
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"Mind's Landscape is an engaging introduction to the philosophical study of mind and a persuasive account of how best to understand the nature of mental phenomena. It serves as both a textbook and a contribution to the philosophy of mind. Its engaging narrative style will appeal to students, instructors, and general readers alike.".
"This book starts by offering a sketch of the most prominent features of mind. It then examines the often puzzling consequences of our conception of the mind, and finally delves into the deeply perplexing issue of the mind's place in the world described by natural science. Guided by the central metaphor of the mind as a landscape, and aided by illu...
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Mind's landscape : an introduction to the philosophy of mind / Samuel Guttenplan.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-353) and index.
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N128.2/70
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0631202188 (pbk. : alk. paper)
063120217X (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780631202189 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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128.2
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991014305419702626