The Blackwell Guide to Philosophy of Mind (Blackwell Philosophy Guides)

Comprising a series of specially commissioned chapters by leading scholars, this comprehensive volume presents an up-to-date survey of the central themes in the philosophy of mind. It leads the reader through a broad range of topics, including Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, Dualism, Emotions, Folk Psychology, Free Will, Individualism, Personal Identity and The Mind-Body Problem. Provides a state of the art overview of philosophy of mind. Contains 16 newly-commissioned articles, all of which are written by internationally distinguished scholars. Each chapter reviews a central issue, examines the current state of the discipline with respect to the topic, and discusses possible futures of the field. Provides a solid foundation for further study. Annotation Comprising a series of specially commissioned chapters by leading scholars, this comprehensive volume presents an up-to-date survey of the central themes in the philosophy of mind. It leads the reader through a broad range of topics, including Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, Dualism, Emotions, Folk Psychology, Free Will, Individualism, Personal Identity and The Mind-Body Problem. Provides a state of the art overview of philosophy of mind. Contains 16 newly-commissioned articles, all of which are written by internationally distinguished scholars. Each chapter reviews a central issue, examines the current state of the discipline with respect to the topic, and discusses possible futures of the field. Provides a solid foundation for further study The mind-body problem: an overview / Kirk Ludwig The mind-body problem / William G. Lycan Physicalism / Andrew Melnyk Dualism / Howard Robinson Consciousness and its place in nature / David J. Chalmers Thoughts and their contents: naturalized semantics / Fred Adams Cognitive architecture: the structure of cognitive representations / Kenneth Aizawa Concepts / Eric Margolis and Stephen Laurence Mental causation / John Heil Folk psychology / Stephen P. Stich and Shaun Nichols Individualism / Robert A. Wilson Emotions / Paul E. Griffiths Artificial intelligence and the many faces of reason / Andy Clark Philosophy of mind and the neurosciences / John Bickle Personal identity / Eric T. Olson Freedom of the will / Randolph Clarke. Understanding the place of thought and feeling in the natural world is central to that general comprehension of nature, as well as that special self-understanding, which are the primary goals of science and philosophy. Covers the central themes in the philosophy of mind, including such topics as free will, consciousness, and dualism.