History of the Mind-Body Problem (London Studies in the History of Philosophy, V. 3.)

History of the Mind-Body Problem is a collection of new essays by leading contributors on the various concerns that have given rise to and informed the mind-body problem in philosophy.The essays in this stellar collection discuss famous philosophers such as Aristotle, Aquinas and Descartes and cover the subjects of the origins of the qualia and intentionality. At the beginning of his treatise on the soul, Aristotle considers the opinions of his predecessors, his avowed purpose being to 'profit by whatever is sound in their suggestions, and avoid their errors' (De Anima, 403b 23-4). This is a collection of new essays on the various concerns that have given rise to and informed the mind-body problem in philosophy. The essays range from Aristotle, Aquinas and Descartes to the origins of the qualia. This volume is a collection of essays on the various concerns that have given rise to the mind-body problem in philosophy. It examines contemporary debates on the subject and puts these views in a historical context