- Treats a wide range of mind-body theories and arguments in afair and balanced way
- Shows how developments in neuroscience, biology, psychology,and cognitive science have impacted mind-body debates
- Premise-by-premise arguments for and against each positionenable readers to grasp the structure of each argument quickly andeasily
- Diagrams and illustrations help readers absorb the more complexideas
- Bibliographic essays at the end of each chapter bring readersup to date on the latest literature
- Written in a clear, easy to read style that is free oftechnical jargon, and highly accessible to a broadreadership
- The only book to explain systematically how a hylomorphictheory such as Aristotle’s can contribute to currentmind-body debates and vie with current mind-body theories
- Online chapters on free will and the philosophy of persons makethe book a flexible teaching tool for general and introductoryphilosophy courses - available at www.wiley.com/go/jaworski
Philosophy of Mind: A Comprehensive Introduction
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Author(s)William Jaworski
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN1444333682
ISBN-139781444333688
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Sales Rank610,693
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Philosophy of Mind introduces readers to one of theliveliest fields in contemporary philosophy by discussing mind-bodyproblems and the various solutions to them. It provides a detailedyet balanced overview of the entire field that enables readers tojump immediately into current debates.
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