Philosophy in Mind: The Place of Philosophy in the Study of Mind (Philosophical Studies Series (60))

Increasingly, The Mind Is Being Treated As A Fit Subject For Scientific Inquiry. As Cognitive Science And Empirical Psychology Strive To Uncover The Mind's Secrets, It Is Fitting To Inquire As To What Distinctive Role Is Left For Philosophy In The Study Of Mind. This Collection, Which Includes Contributions By Some Of The Leading Scholars In The Field, Offers A Rich Variety Of Perspectives On This Issue. Topics Addressed Include: The Place Of A Priori Inquiry In Philosophy Of Mind, Moral Psychology, Consciousness, Social Dimensions Of Intentionality, The Relation Of Logic To Philosophical Psychology, Objectivity And The Mind, And Privileged Access--back Cover. Philosophy In Mind / Michaelis Michael And John O'leary-hawthorne -- Ai And The Synthetic A Priori / José Benardete -- Armchair Metaphysics / Frank Jackson -- Doubts About Conceptual Analysis / Gilbert Harman -- Deflationary Self-knowledge / André Gallois -- How To Get To Know One's Own Mind : Some Simple Ways / Annette Baier -- Psychology In Perspective / Huw Price -- Can Philosophy Of Language Provide The Key To The Foundations Of Ethics / Karl-otto Apel -- Unprincipled Decisions / Lee Overton -- Philosophy And Common Sense : The Case Of Weakness Of Will / Jeanette Kennett And Michael Smith -- Reasoning And Representing / Robert Brandom -- Problem Of Consciousness / John Searle -- Gödel's Theorem And The Mind ... Again / Graham Priest -- Epistemology And The Diet Revolution / Gilbert Harman -- Truth-aptness And Belief / John O'leary-hawthorne -- Cubism, Perspective, Belief / Michaelis Michael -- Objectivity And The Modern Idealism : What Is The Question? / Gideon Rosen. Edited By Michaelis Michael And John O'leary-hawthorne. Based On Papers Delivered At A Conference, University Of New South Wales, Aug. 1992. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Even in this post-Idealist era, the study of mind remains centrally important to philosophy.