Philosophy of Mind in the Early Modern and Modern Ages : The History of the Philosophy of Mind, Volume 4

The early modern period is arguably the most pivotal of all in the study of the mind, teeming with a variety of conceptions of mind. Some of these posed serious questions for assumptions about the nature of the mind, many of which still depended on notions of the soul and God. It is an era that witnessed the emergence of theories and arguments that continue to animate the study of philosophy of mind, such as dualism, vitalism, materialism, and idealism. Covering pivotal figures in philosophy such as Descartes, Hobbes, Kant, Leibniz, Cavendish, and Spinoza, Philosophy of Mind in the Early Modern and Modern Ages provides an outstanding survey of philosophy of mind of the period. Following an introduction by Rebecca Copenhaver, sixteen specially commissioned chapters by an international team of contributors discuss key topics, thinkers, and debates, including: * Hobbes, * Descartes’ philosophy of mind and its early critics, * consciousness, * the later Cartesians, * Malebranche, * Cavendish, * Locke, * Spinoza, * Descartes and Leibniz, * perception and sensation, * desires, * mental substance and mental activity, * Hume, and * Kant. Essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy of mind, enlightenment philosophy, and the history of philosophy, Philosophy of Mind in the Early Modern and Modern Ages is also a valuable resource for those in related disciplines such as religion, history of psychology, and history of science. Cover Title Copyright Contents List of contributors General introduction Introduction to volume 4 1 “Where is my mind?”: locating the mind metaphysically in Hobbes 2 The Cambridge Platonists: material and immaterial substance 3 Descartes’ philosophy of mind and its early critics 4 Reflection and consciousness: the later Cartesians 5 Malebranche on mind 6 Cavendish and Conway on the individual human mind 7 Locke and the metaphysics of “state of sensibility” 8 Spinoza on thinking substance and the non-substantial mind 9 Two theories of mind as an immaterial substance: Descartes and Leibniz 10 Leibniz on perception, sensation, apperception, and conscientia 11 Leibniz on appetitions and desires 12 Minds and persons in the Clarke Collins Correspondence 13 Mental substance and mental activity in Berkeley 14 Thomas Reid’s common sense philosophy of mind 15 Persons and passions in Hume’s philosophy of mind 16 Kant on the mind Index The History of the Philosophy of Mind is a major six-volume reference collection, covering the key topics, thinkers and debates within philosophy of mind, from Antiquity to the present day. Each volume is edited by a leading scholar in the field and comprises chapters written by an international team of specially commissioned contributors.