| Reduction: Between the Mind and the Brain Contributor(s): Hieke, Alexander (Editor), Leitgeb, Hannes (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3868380469 ISBN-13: 9783868380460 Publisher: Transaction Publishers OUR PRICE: $104.94 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy |
| Dewey: 128.2 |
| Physical Information: 216 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The investigation of the mind has been one of the major concerns of our philosophical tradition and is still a dominant subject in modern philosophy and science. Many philosophers in the scientific tradition want to solve the "puzzles of the mind," but believe the "puzzles" to be puzzles of the brain. So, whilst the former think of the mental as something of its own kind, the latter deny that philosophy of mind has to do with anything else but the brain. Philosophers also believe that reduction is the way to go. Maybe the mental is brain-dependent and hence reducible to the physical, in some way. This volume collects contributions that comprise each view point, and incorporates articles by William Bechtel, Jerry Fodor, Jaegwon Kim, Jolle Proust, and Patrick Suppes. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hieke, Alexander: - Alexander Hieke is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Salzburg. Leitgeb, Hannes: -Hannes Leitgeb is a professor in the departments of Philosophy and Mathematics at the University of Bristol. |
