Since Descartes’s division of the human subject into mental and
physical components in the seventeenth century, there has been a great
deal of discussion about how—indeed, whether or not—our mental
states bring about our physical behavior. Through historical and
contemporary readings, this collection explores this lively and
important issue. In four parts, this anthology introduces the problem
of mental causation, explores the debate sparked by Donald Davidson's
anomalous monism, examines Frank Jackson's knowledge argument for the
view that qualia are epiphenomenal, and investigates attempts to
employ the controversial concept of supervenience to explain mental
causation.
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ISBN
9781770481862
Publisert
2013
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Broadview Press
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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