Knowledge and mind : a philosophical introduction /
This is the only contemporary text to cover both epistemology and philosophy of mind at an introductory level. It also serves as a general introduction to philosophy: it discusses the nature and methods of philosophy as well as basic logical tools of the trade. The book is divided into three parts....
| Основен автор: | Brook, Andrew. |
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| Други автори: | Stainton, Robert. |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Cambridge, Mass. :
MIT Press,
℗♭2000.
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| Серия: |
Bradford Bks.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=32645 |
| Подобни документи: |
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Knowledge and mind. |
Съдържание:
- Introduction to Philosophy, Knowledge, and Mind
- Epistemology
- Philosophy of Mind
- Epilogue: Arguments, Philosophical and Otherwise
- Knowledge
- Knowing the External World
- A Skeptical Argument
- Objections to External-World Skepticism and Replies
- Epilogue: The Gettier "Paradox" and Knowledge as Justified True Belief
- Knowledge of Language
- The Nature of Linguistic Knowledge
- The Acquisition of Linguistic Knowledge
- Language and Thought
- A Universal Language of Thought (LOT)?
- Epilogue to Part I: The Nature and Methods of Philosophy
- Mind
- Mind and Body: The Metaphysics of Mind
- Introduction: Conflicting Visions of the Mind
- What Makes Something Mental?
- A Wealth of Positions
- Mind and Body: What Should We Believe?
- Why Has Dualism Had Such a Strong Appeal?
- Four Arguments for Dualism
- Assessment of the Arguments
- What Should We Believe?
- Is the Mind Fundamentally a Symbol Processor?
- Do We Need to Study the Brain?
- Why Isn't Functionalism Just Good Old Dualism in New Clothes?
- Immortality Again: Can We Look Forward to Life after Death?
- Free Choice
- A Preliminary Definition
- Why Freedom of Choice Matters
- Freedom of Decision and Freedom of Action
- Positions and Distinctions
- The Compatibilist Challenge
- Compatibilists on Free Choice
- Implications of Compatibilism
- First Objection: The Joys of Modality
- Second Objection: Doesn't Compatibilism Leave Something Important Out?
- Relating Knowledge to Mind
- Knowledge of Minds
- The Problem of Other Minds.