Topics in Early Modern Philosophy of Mind (Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind (9))

During the early modern era (c. 1600-1800), philosophers formulated a number of new questions, methods of investigation, and theories regarding the nature of the mind. The result of their efforts has been described as "the original cognitive revolution." __Topics in Early Modern Philosophy of Mind__ provides a comprehensive snapshot of this exciting period in the history of thinking about the mind, presenting studies of a wide array of philosophers and topics. Written by some of today's foremost authorities on early modern philosophy, the ten chapters address issues ranging from those that have long captivated philosophers and psychologists as well as those that have been underexplored. Likewise, the papers engage figures from the history of ideas who are well-known today (Descartes, Hume, Kant) as well as those who have been comparatively neglected by contemporary scholarship (Desgabets, Boyle, Collins). This volume will become an essential reference work that graduate students and professionals in the fields of philosophy of mind, the history of philosophy, and the history of psychology will want to own. During The Early Modern Era (c. 1600-1800), Philosophers Formulated A Number Of New Questions, Methods Of Investigation, And Theories Regarding The Nature Of The Mind. The Result Of Their Efforts Has Described As The Original Cognitive Revolution. Topics In Early Modern Philosophy Of Mind Provides A Comprehensive Snapshot Of This Exciting Period In The History Of Thinking About The Mind, Presenting Studies Of A Wide Array Of Philosophers And Topics.--jacket. Introduction / Jon Miller -- Mental Transparency, Direct Sensation, And The Unity Of The Cartesian Mind / Andrew Pessin -- Wonder Among The Cartesians And Natural Magicians / Brian Jonathan Garrett -- Desgabets : Rationalist Or Cartesian Empiricist? / Sean Allen-hermanson -- Descartes, Spinoza, And Locke On Extended Thinking Beings / Don Garrett -- Sensation In A Malebranchean Mind / Alison Simmons -- Spinoza On Teleology, Value, And The Unity Of Mind / Charles Jarrett -- Spinoza's Eternal Self / Olli Koistinen -- Can Matter Think? The Mind-body Problem In The Clarke-collins Correspondence / Marleen Rozemond -- Berkeley And Hume On Self And Self-consciousness / Talia Mae Bettcher -- Making An Object Of Yourself : On The Intentionality Of The Passions In Hume / Amy M. Schmitter. Edited By Jon Miller. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xx Mental Transparency, Direct Sensation, and the Unity of the Cartesian Mind....Pages 1-37 Wonder Among Cartesians and Natural Magicians....Pages 39-55 Desgabets: Rationalist or Cartesian Empiricist?....Pages 57-84 Descartes, Spinoza, and Locke on Extended Thinking Beings....Pages 85-104 Sensation in a Malebranchean Mind....Pages 105-129 Spinoza on Teleology, Value, and the Unity of Mind....Pages 131-149 Spinoza's Eternal Self....Pages 151-169 Can Matter Think? The Mind–Body Problem in the Clarke–Collins Correspondence....Pages 171-192 Berkeley and Hume on Self and Self-Consciousness....Pages 193-222 Making an Object of Yourself: On the Intentionality of the Passions in Hume....Pages 223-240 Back Matter....Pages 241-265 During the early modern era (c. 1600-1800), philosophers formulated a number of new questions, methods of investigation and theories regarding the nature of the mind. This work addresses issues ranging from those that have long captivated philosophers and psychologists as well as those that have been underexplored This book examines the philosophy of mind from the 1630s to the late 1700s. It presents studies of a wide array of philosophers and topics, from those that have long captivated philosophers and psychologists to others that have been under explored.