Philosophy of Mind and Cognition : An Introduction

David (University of Sydney) Braddon-Mitchell

ISBN 10: 1405133236 / ISBN 13: 9781405133234

Published by John Wiley And Sons Ltd Dez 2006, 2006

About this Item

Neuware - This is a fully revised and updated edition of David Braddon-Mitchell and Frank Jackson's popular and respected introduction to philosophy of mind and cognition. The revisions are designed to make the volume even more useful for teachers and students, and to keep it current, ensuring that the most recent developments in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science are brought together into a coherent, accessible whole.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Philosophy of Mind and Cognition : An Introduction
• Publisher: John Wiley And Sons Ltd Dez 2006
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405133236
• ISBN 13: 9781405133234
• Binding: Buch
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Neu

About this title

Synopsis

David Braddon-Mitchell and Frank Jackson’s popular introduction to philosophy of mind and cognition is now available in a fully revised and updated edition.

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• Ensures that the most recent developments in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science are brought together into a coherent, accessible whole.
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• Revisions respond to feedback from students and teachers and make the volume even more useful for courses.
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• New material includes: a section on Descartes’ famous objection to materialism; extended treatment of connectionism; coverage of the view that psychology is autonomous; fuller discussion of recent debates over phenomenal experience; and much more.

About the Author

David Braddon-Mitchell is Reader in Philosophy at the University of Sydney. He has published widely in philosophy of mind and metaphysics.

Frank Jackson is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University. He is the author of Conditionals (Blackwell, 1987) and his John Locke Lectures were published as From Metaphysics to Ethics in 1998.