ذهن و بدن (مسائل مرکزی فلسفه)

A great deal of work in philosophy today is concerned with some aspect of the complex tangle of problems and puzzles roughly labelled the mind-body problem. This book is an introduction to it. It is a readable, lucid and accessible guide that provides readers with authoritative exposition, and a solid and reliable framework which can be built on as needed. The first chapter briefly introduces the subject and moves on to discuss mechanism - the idea that minds are machines - focusing on Searle's Chinese Room argument. The next three chapters discuss dualism, physicalism, and some hard problems for physicalism, especially those concerning phenomenal consciousness. Chapters on behaviourism and functionalism follow. The central mind-body topics are then each given deeper consideration in separate chapters. Intentionality is investigated via Fodor's doctrine of the Language of Thought, taking account of connectionism. The main theories of consciousness are examined and the author's own approach outlined. The concluding chapter briefly resumes the theme of psychological explanation, linking it to further topics. Each chapter ends with a summary of the main points together with suggestions for further reading. Cover......Page 1 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 1. Introduction: are we just machines?......Page 10 2. Is there something extra?......Page 38 3. Physicalism......Page 56 4. Some objections to physicalism......Page 84 5. Behaviourism......Page 108 6. Functionalism......Page 130 7. More about thinking......Page 146 8. More about feeling......Page 170 9. Conclusion......Page 190 Websites......Page 194 References......Page 196 Index......Page 202 A great deal of work in philosophy is concerned with some aspect of the complex tangle of problems and puzzles roughly labelled the mind-body problem. This book offers an introduction to this problem. It discusses mechanism - the idea that minds are machines - focusing on Searle's Chinese Room argument.