Contemporary Philosophy of Mind
Download or Read eBook Contemporary Philosophy of Mind PDF written by Georges Rey and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1997-01-23 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Georges Rey |
| Publisher | : Wiley-Blackwell |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 1997-01-23 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0631190694 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780631190691 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Contemporary Philosophy of Mind by : Georges Rey
Book excerpt: This volume is an introduction to contemporary debates in the philosophy of mind. In particular, the author focuses on the controversial "eliminativist" and "instrumentalist" attacks - from philosophers such as of Quine, Dennett, and the Churchlands - on our ordinary concept of mind. In so doing, Rey offers an explication and defense of "mental realism", and shows how Fodor's representational theory of mind affords a compelling account of much of our ordinary mental talk of beliefs, hopes, and desires.
