{"title":"Philosophy of mind Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"if-you-should-fail-9780241988107","title":"If You Should Fail","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''There is an honesty and a clarity in Joe Moran''s book \u003ci\u003eIf You Should Fail \u003c\/i\u003ethat normalises and softens the usual blows of life that enables us to accept and live with them rather than be diminished\/wounded by them'' \u003c\/b\u003eJulia Samuel, author of \u003ci\u003eGrief Works\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThis Too Shall Pass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Full of wise insight and honesty. Moran manages to be funny, erudite and kindly: a rare - and compelling - combination. This is the essential antidote to a culture obsessed with success. 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As agential thinking deliberately transposes a set of concepts--goals, interests, strategies--from rational human agents and to the biological world more generally, Okasha''s enquiry firstly looks at the justification for this: is it mere anthropomorphism, or does it play a genuine intellectual role in the science? From this central question, key points are considered such as: how do we identify the ''goal'' that evolved organisms will behave as if they are trying to achieve? Can agential thinking ever be applied to groups rather than to individual organisms? And how does agential thinking relate to the controversies over fitness-maximization in evolutionary biology? In addition, Okasha examines the relation between the adaptive and the rational by considering whether organisms can validly be treated as agent-like. Should we expect their evolved behaviour to correspond with that of rational agents as codified in the theory of rational choice? If so, does this mean that the fitness-maximizing paradigm of the evolutionary biologist can be mapped directly to the utility-maximizing paradigm of the rational choice theorist? All of these important questions are engagingly raised and discussed at length.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOkasha provides a convincing and valuable analysis of a particular, some might say peculiar, way of doing science. Both biologists and philosophers will have much to gain from reading this book. * J. Arvid Ågren, The Quarterly Review of Biology *\u003cbr\u003eReview from previous edition Agents and Goals in Evolution is essential reading for philosophers and biologists interested in subjects where reference to agency occurs, including fitness optimization, kin selection, and social evolution. 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Cassam gives an account of the nature and importance of these vices, which include closed-mindedness, intellectual arrogance, wishful thinking, and prejudice. In providing the first extensive coverage of vice epistemology, an exciting new area of philosophical research, Vices of the Mind uses real examples drawn primarily from the world of politics to develop a compelling theory of epistemic vice. Key events such as the 2003 Iraq War and the 2016 Brexit vote, and notable figures including Donald Trump and Boris Johnson are analysed in detail to illustrate what epistemic vice looks like in the modern world. 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How is responsibility related to free will, control, and action? - Gideon Yaffe 15. What are reasons? - Walter Sinnott-Armstrong  II. Questions from Philosophers for Neuroscientists 16. What are the main stages in the neural processes that produce actions? - Patrick Haggard \u0026amp; Elisabeth Parés-Pujolràs 17. Does the will correspond to any clearly delineated brain area or activity? - Gabriel Kreiman 18. How are the neural processes for deciding when to move similar and different from those for deciding what or how to move? - Antonio Ivano Triggiani \u0026amp; Mark Hallett 19. How are arbitrary and deliberate decisions similar and different? - Jye Bold, Liad Mudrik, \u0026amp; Uri Maoz 20. How do higher-level brain areas exert control over lower-level brain areas? - Mark Hallett 21. What are intentional actions? - Elisabeth Parés-Pujolràs \u0026amp; Patrick Haggard 22. What evidence is there that intentions are represented in the brain? - John-Dylan Haynes 23. 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How can computational models help us understand free will? - Gabriel Kreiman, Hans Liljenström, Aaron Schurger, \u0026amp; Uri Maoz  Brain Maps - Amber Hopkins and Natalie Nichols Glossary - Claire Simmons and Amber Hopkins Annotated Bibliography - Deniz Ar?türk and Amber Hopkins","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732652405079,"sku":"9780197572160","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197572160.jpg?v=1719997807"},{"product_id":"the-use-and-abuse-of-stories-new-directions-in-narrative-hermeneutics-explorations-in-narrative-psych-series-9780197571026","title":"The Use and Abuse of Stories New Directions in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis innovative collection brings together experts from a range of fields including literature, psychology, philosophy, education, and medicine to explore the dangers of narrative and the recuperative possibilities of a narrative hermeneutics. 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This volume, an impressive collection of solid and wide-ranging scholarship, constitutes a searching, sorely-needed meditation on the role of the narrative turn itself in both contributing to-and countering-the emergence of our so-called 'post-truth' age. It's a book which narrativists in every field, not to mention politicians of every stripe, should take seriously indeed. * William L. Randall, author of The Narrative Complexity of Ordinary Life: Tales from the Coffee Shop *\u003cbr\u003eHow can we humans live amid increasingly violent conflicting interpretations of our world and each other? 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Wittgenstein: Some Final Remarks   Bibliography  Index","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732658008407,"sku":"9780197609989","price":59.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"the-border-between-seeing-and-thinking-philosophy-of-mind-series-9780197622223","title":"The Border Between Seeing and Thinking PHILOSOPHY","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilosopher Ned Block argues in this book that there is a joint in nature between perception and cognition and that by exploring the nature of that joint, one can solve mysteries of the mind. The first half of the book introduces a methodology for discovering what the fundamental differences are between cognition and perception and then applies that methodology to isolate how perception and cognition differ in format and content. The second half draws consequences for theories of consciousness, using results of the first half to argue against cognitive theories of consciousness that focus on prefrontal cortex. Along the way, Block tackles questions such as: Is perception conceptual and propositional? Is perception iconic or more akin to language in being discursive? What is the difference between the format and content of perception, and do perception and cognition have different formats? Is perception probabilistic, and if so, why are we not normally aware of this probabilistic nature of perception? Are the basic features of mind known as core cognition a third category in between perception and cognition? This book explores these questions not by appeals to intuitions, as is common in philosophy, but to empirical evidence, including experiments in neuroscience and psychology.  This is an open access publication, available online and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), a copy of which is available at http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/. Enquiries concerning use outside the scope of the licence terms should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe great virtue of Block's discussion is its blending of philosophy and science, instigating an exciting empirical agenda to test his claims. Does cognition never adapt? Do all perceptual properties adapt? Do Block's signatures generalize to nonhuman animals, artificial systems, or other senses? Can iconicity account for the full breadth of visual representation? Whatever the answers, Block's approach offers deep insight into two fundamentally different aspects of mind. * Chaz Firestone and Ian Philips, Science *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a major work in the philosophy of perception. Its central insight is that many debates in philosophy of perception not only assume a distinction between perception and cognition, but often assume a specific way to draw it. That's why giving a theory of the distinction is such a fertile project, and why the book treats so many of the issues that shape contemporary work in this area - including the nature of consciousness, modularity, cognitive penetrability, and the differences between perception and memory, conceptual and non-conceptual contents, and propositional and non-propositional structures for content. The book invites responses along two dimensions: by engaging Block's theory of what grounds the distinction between perception and cognition, or by engaging what he says about the topics he treats in defending this theory. For this reason, the book has made a big impact. * Susanna Siegel, Edgar Pierce Professor of Philosophy, Harvard University *\u003cbr\u003ePowerfully-argued, steeped in relevant science, and overflowing with insight, Block's landmark book will shape and stimulate debates about perception and thought for years to come. * Ian Phillips, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Brain Sciences, Johns Hopkins University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  1. Introduction -Consciousness -Pure Perception -What is a joint? -Constitutivity vs explanatory depth -The contents of perception -Realism about perceptual and cognitive representation -Three-layer methodology  -Higher \"capacity\" in perception (whether conscious or not) than cognition  -Fragile visual short term memory  -Slot vs pool models  -Armchair approaches to the perception\/cognition border  -Conceptual engineering  -Perceptual learning  -Superimposition of Imagery on Perception  -Cognitive states that use perceptual materials  -Dual component views  -Interface of perception with cognition  -Implications outside philosophy of mind  -Roadmap   2.  Markers of the perceptual and the cognitive  -Adaptation  -Perception vs cognition in Language  -Different kinds of adaptation  -Visual hierarchy  -The use of adaptation in distinguishing low-level from high-level perception  -The use of adaptation in distinguishing perception from cognition  -Semantic satiation  -Rivalry  -Pop-out  -Interpolation of Illusory Contours  -Neural markers of perception and cognition -Other markers of perception  -Phenomenology  -Summary   3. Two kinds of seeing-as and singular content  -Burge and Schellenberg on Singular Content  -Attribution and Discrimination  -Ordinary vs technical language  -Bias: perception vs perceptual judgment  -Evaluative perception   4. Perception is constitutively non-propositional and non-conceptual  -Concepts and propositions  -The non-propositional nature of perception  -Conjunction  -Negation  -Atomic propositional representations  -Rivalry and propositional perception  -How do iconicity, non-conceptuality and non-propositionality fit together?  -Laws of appearance  -Bayesian \"inference\"  -Bayesian realism   5. Perception is iconic; cognition is discursive  -Iconicity, format and function  -Iconicity and determinacy  -Structure  -Analog tracking and mirroring  -Analog magnitude representations  -Mental imagery  -Holism  -Integral vs Separable  -Iconic object-representations in perception  -Object files in working memory  -Memory involving perceptual representations  -Iconic memory  -Fragile visual short term memory  -Working memory  -Arguments against perceptual iconicity that are based on perception and memory of objects   6. Non-conceptual color perception  -Perceptual category representations -Infant color categories  -Color Constancy  -Infants' failure to normally deploy color concepts  -Working memory again  -Experiments on babies' working memory representations  -Conceptual perceptual states  -Concepts and Consciousness  -Systematicity again  -Modality   7. Neural evidence that perception is non-conceptual  -\"No-report\" paradigm vs. \"no-cognition\" paradigm  -Another \"no-report\" paradigm   8. Evidence that is wrongly taken to show that perception is conceptual  -Fast perception  -Cognitive access to mid-level vision   9. Cognitive penetration is common but does not challenge the joint  -Cognitive impenetrability: Recent History  -Ambiguous stimuli  -Spatial attention  -Feature-based attention  -Dimension Restriction  -Mental Imagery   10. Top-down effects that are probably not cases of cognitive penetration  -Figure\/ground  -Memory color   11. Modularity   12. Core cognition and perceptual analogs of concepts  -Perception of causation -Core Cognition   13. Consciousness  -Phenomenal consciousness vs. access consciousness  -Global Workspace  -Higher Order Thought  -Alleged evidence for higher order thought theories of consciousness  -Prefrontalism and electrical stimulation of the brain  -Overflow  -Biological reductionism  -Direct awareness  -Teleological approaches  -Fading qualia  -Consciousness and free will   14. 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May's overview is balanced and fair, stimulating and careful, profound and practical, concise and convincing * Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Chauncey Stillman Professor of Practical Ethics in the Department of Philosophy, the Kenan Institute for Ethics, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Department, and Law School, Duke University   *\u003cbr\u003eJoshua May has written the book we need: a comprehensive and persuasive examination of some of the most fascinating and significant issues that confront us today. Accessible without sacrificing careful argument, and filled with gripping case studies, it's an excellent introduction to neuroethics that is also a book that will be valuable to the specialist. * Neil Levy, Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University and Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics   *\u003cbr\u003eThis is the book I have been seeking for my neuroethics course! Philosophy, pre-law, and science students alike will delight in May's real-life case studies and discussions of the brain science relevant to pressing philosophical problems. In the end, May encourages us to be suspicious of the idea that there are \"neurotypical\" versus \"atypical\" brains. Brains exist on a continuum: we ought to focus on our neurological similarities and not our differences. * Katrina L. Sifferd, Genevieve Staudt Professor and Chair of Philosophy at Elmhurst University and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Neuroethics   *\u003cbr\u003eNeuroethics explores complex concepts in a way that is accessible to students and non-experts. It is accompanied by online resources, including materials designed for undergraduate courses. * Dr Rebecca Nesbit, The Biologist *\u003cbr\u003eNeuroethics explores complex concepts in a way that is accessible to students and non-experts. It is accompanied by online resources, including materials designed for undergraduate courses. * Dr Rebecca Nesbit, The Biologist *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a crucial volume for those studying the philosophy of mind, ethics, neuroscience, cognitive science, psychiatry, and psychology. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Acknowledgments  Part I: Introduction 1:  Ethics Meets Neuroscience  Part II:  Autonomy 2:  Free Will 3:  Manipulating Brains   Part III: Care 4:  Mental Disorder 5:  Addiction  Part IV: Character 6:  Moral Judgment 7:  Moral Enhancement   Part V: Justice 8: Motivated Reasoning  9: Brain Reading   Part VI: Conclusion 10: Nuanced Neuroethics  References Index","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732667904343,"sku":"9780197648094","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197648094.jpg?v=1719997870"},{"product_id":"dancing-with-the-devil-9780197673287","title":"Dancing with the Devil","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust as a garden needs worms, we need bad feelings....We tend to think about bad feelings--feelings like anger, envy, spite, and contempt--as the weeds in life''s garden. 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He makes a strong case for panpsychism, the thesis that consciousness exists at a fundamental level of physical reality, and extends this to a case for cosmopsychism, the thesis that the universe as a whole is conscious. Anyone interested in the philosophical problem of consciousness should pay close attention to his ideas.\" —David Chalmers, New York University, and series editor, Philosophy of Mind series (OUP)\u003cbr\u003eGoff has produced a grand piece of speculative metaphysics, in the tradition of Leibniz, Spinoza and Unger. It is also probably the best single piece of work emerging from the recent bloom of interest in Russellian monist views of consciousness. Starting with plausible and well-defended premises, he argues for a daring conclusion that many will find difficult to accept; yet, he makes a compelling case that there is no easy way to resist it. Figuring out how to respond to his rigorous and thorough arguments will be highly instructive (and fun!) for anyone with an interest in metaphysically-oriented philosophy of mind.\" —Geoffrey Lee, University of California, Berkeley\u003cbr\u003eThis book will quickly become a reference point for philosophical discussions of consciousness. Philip Goff lays out the issues with precision and cuts through to the heart of the latest philosophical technicalities. He also writes beautifully and advances a number of strikingly novel theses. No philosopher interested in consciousness can afford to ignore Consciousness and Fundamental Reality.\" —David Papineau, King's College London and the City University of New York Graduate Center\u003cbr\u003eIn an era of increasing specialization and 'small ball' philosophy, Philip Goff's Consciousness and Fundamental Reality comes as a welcome antidote. He defends a grand metaphysical vision of the world, constitutive cosmopsychism, according to which the universe as a whole is conscious, and everything else is grounded in its evolving conscious state. Yes, this view is revisionary. But all views on the mind-body problem are revisionary including orthodox physicalism. Goff develops a number of powerful arguments against the alternatives as well as a positive case for his cosmopsychism. His discussion demands and will repay our close attention.\" —Adam Pautz, Brown University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The reality of consciousness   Part I: Against physicalism 2. What is physicalism? 3. The knowledge argument 4. The conceivability argument 5. Revelation and the transparency argument  Part II: Russellian monism: An alternative 6. The elegant solution 7. Panpsychism versus panprotopsychism, and the subject-summing problem 8. Top-down combination problems 9. A conscious universe  10. Analytic phenomenology: A metaphysical manifesto","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732676981079,"sku":"9780197766392","price":20.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197766392.jpg?v=1719997912"},{"product_id":"the-oxford-handbook-of-philosophy-and-psychiatry-9780198744252","title":"The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilosophy has much to offer psychiatry, not least regarding ethical issues, but also issues regarding the mind, identity, values, and volition. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry offers the most comprehensive reference resource for this area every published - one that is essential for both students and researchers in this field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Handbook, both as history and analysis, will be indispensible to the growing number of philosophers engaged in traditional 'Morals' and the 'Philosophy of Mind' who feel the need to explore and make sense of the concepts of psychiatry. Psychiatry itself, still picking its way through internal confusions and dissensions, is turning more and more to philosophy, some of it highly obscure. For such practitioners, too, this book will be a wonderful tool. It is a timely and monumental work. * Mary Warnock *\u003cbr\u003eThis handbook is another milestone in the International Perspectives in Philosophy and Psychiatry series. Its 73 chapters, grouped in 8 sections, deal with all aspects of the relation between philosophy and psychiatry from the perspectives of philosophers and a psychiatrists... The chapters are accessible for readers of different disciplines, philosophically illuminating and very helpful in broadening and deepening our understanding of the mental, of personhood and of psychic illness. They combine conceptual analysis with profound historical perspectives; and they discuss central notions in various contexts, thereby demonstrating the complexity of the issues and problems. For sure Philosophy and Psychiatry will soon become an irreplaceable source for everyone working in the field. * Michael Quante, Department of Philosophy, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster *\u003cbr\u003eThis invaluable collection brings together many of the most prominent figures in the philosophy of psychiatry. The volume is a testament to the high quality of research emerging from this rapidly expanding and relatively new field. The volume provides a helpful aerial representation of the terrain, and lays the ground for future innovative work in the discipline. The Handbook contains valuable contributions on the history of the discipline, and it shows how the field is relevant to rigorous research in many areas of contemporary philosophy and relevant to clinical practice. Readers of the volume will be convinced that the philosophy of psychiatry is an enduring and deeply rewarding area of interdisciplinary study. * Gary J. Gala, and Daniel D. Moseley, Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill *\u003cbr\u003eThe publication of The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry is a useful marker of the growth of this field and its establishment as an important and flourishing part of philosophy. 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While exotic metaphysical ideas do sometimes come up, they are not, on closer inspection, the central driver of change in psychedelic therapy. Psychedelics lead to lasting benefits by altering the sense of self, and changing how people relate to their own minds and lives-not by changing their beliefs about the ultimate nature of reality. The upshot is that a traditional conception of psychedelics as agents of insight and spirituality can be reconciled with naturalism (the philosophical position that the natural world is all there is). Controlled psychedelic use can lead to genuine forms of knowledge gain and spiritual growth-even if no Cosmic Consciousness or transcendent divine Reality exists.Philosophy of Psychedelics is an indispensable guide to the literature for researchers already engaged in the field of psychedelic psychiatry, and for researchers-especially philosophers-who want to become acquainted with this increasingly topical field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClearly written, with an accessible overview of a wealth of recent studies, and while it explicitly undertakes to naturalise the \"mystical\" elements of psychedelic usage, it is nevertheless refreshing to see the phenomenological data taken seriously. There is much thought provoking material here for those interested in taking a more conventional journey through the doors of perception. * Paul Dicken, Fortean Times  *\u003cbr\u003eLetheby's clearly written and well-referenced text ends by offering a set of experiments designed to help readers evaluate the unique challenges presented by psychedelic therapy. * S. Krippner, California Institute of Integral Studies, Choice Connect *\u003cbr\u003eChris Letheby's Philosophy of Psychedelics is not the first philosophical engagement with psychedelics but the most impressive in this budding subfield of the philosophy of mind. * Nicolas Langlitz, The Polyphony *\u003cbr\u003e...we can only hope that there will be a follow up to this interesting book... * Gunnel Minett, The Science of Psychotherapy *\u003cbr\u003eThis excellent, well-argued, book is required reading for anyone with interests in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, and philosophy of psychiatry. It presents the first book-length argument for the effectiveness of psychedelic therapy and provides an account of how this effectiveness may be understood from within cognitive neuroscience. Everyone should read this book!\" * Richard Brown, Humanities Department, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY \u0026amp; M.S. program in Cognitive Neuroscience at the Graduate Center, CUNY *\u003cbr\u003ePhilosophy of Psychedelics is really two books in one. It provides an easily understood, scholarly and detailed review of psychedelic science, spanning phenomenology, psychology, neuroscience, and medical therapeutics. But setting this book apart from other recent books in this rapidly emerging field of inquiry, Chris Letheby takes his philosopher's scalpel to addressing intriguing philosophical implications of psychedelic research including the unsettling question of whether the claimed benefits from psychedelic experiences require the induction of delusional beliefs. This very readable volume should be of interest to scientists, philosophers, as well as those simply curious about the recent renaissance in psychedelic science and therapeutics. * Roland R. Griffiths, Ph.D. Director, Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine *\u003cbr\u003ePhilosophy of Psychedelics is a terrific, intellectually meticulous study of the nature, meaning, and effects of psychedelic experiences. The discussion ranges over the mind-brain relation, transformative experiences, the ethics of psychedelic therapy, and whether psychedelics help us to see the nature of things as they really are or just produce uplifting and therapeutically positive hallucinations. Chris Letheby is a wise and careful guide to the current state of psychedelic therapy and sets very high standards for philosophers who want to follow him in thinking responsibly about this intriguing area of research. * Owen Flanagan, James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy at Duke University, and the author of How to Do Things with Emotions Princeton 2021 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Introduction On the need for a natural philosophy of psychedelics Introduction The psychedelic renaissance Evidence for safety and efficacy An existential medicine? The Comforting Delusion Objection Naturalizing the entheogenic conception The phenomenology of psychedelic therapy Introduction Perception The sense of self The transformative process Conclusion The mechanisms of psychedelic therapy Introduction Neuroplasticity theories The Metaphysical Belief Theory The Metaphysical Alief Theory Conclusion The role of self-representation Introduction Psychological factors Neural correlates Neurocognitive explanation Conclusion Resetting the brain Introduction The Reset Theory Predictive processing Relaxed beliefs under psychedelics Resetting beliefs under psychedelics Unbinding the self Introduction Predictive self-binding Selfhood embodied and (temporally) extended A centre of representational gravity The self unbound Opacity and mystical epiphanies Psychedelic therapy: a two-factor theory Self and self-consciousness Conclusion Epistemology Introduction Psychopharmacology and epistemology Knowledge that Knowledge how Knowledge by acquaintance New knowledge of old facts Indirect epistemic benefits Epistemic innocence Spirituality Introduction Naturalizing spirituality Spirituality as unselfing Conclusion Testable predictions Future directions Naturalistic entheogenics","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732808773975,"sku":"9780198843122","price":35.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198843122.jpg?v=1719998488"},{"product_id":"psychedelic-experience-9780198843757","title":"Psychedelic Experience","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePsychedelic Experience presents a philosophical account of psychedelic experience.A central premise of the book is that such experiences are mind-revealing experiences and that they can be induced by means other than psychedelics. In particular, the book argues that psychedelic experiences can also be had as the result of meditation. Aiden Lyon presents a unified conceptual framework for thinking about the different kinds of psychedelic experiences one may have as a result of psychedelics, meditation, and their combination. This framework is then used to shed new light on various commonalities between psychedelics and meditation, such as the ability to promote long-lasting increases in mindfulness and their reputation for inducing mystical experiences. Finally, the book uses these new philosophical resources to flip things around and shine the light back on philosophy itself, arguing that psychedelic experiences can be used as tools for doing philosophy. 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Certain expressions that exhibit complex effects at the semantics\/pragmatics boundary live in an enriched meaning space, while others live in a more basic meaning space. These basic meanings are mapped to enriched meanings only when required compositionally, which avoids generalizing meanings to the worst case. Ash Asudeh and Gianluca Giorgolo show that the monadic theory of enriched meanings offers a formally and computationally well-defined way to tackle important challenges at the semantics\/pragmatics boundary. In particular, they develop innovative monadic analyses of three phenomena - conventional implicature, substitution puzzles, and conjunction fallacies - and demonstrate that the compositional properties of monads model linguistic intuitions about these cases particularly well. The analyses are accompanied by exercises to aid understanding, and the computational tools used are available on the book''s companion website. 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He offers new perspectives on Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, Legalism, and other movements, ranging over metaphysics and metaethics, political philosophy, ethics, moral psychology, epistemology, philosophy of language and logic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book aims to show how philosophical discourse happened in the philosophically productive period of the third century. * Malcolm Keating, New Books Network *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Chronology Abbreviations Citation Conventions Introduction 1: The Way 2: The State 3: Ethics 4: Ethical Cultivation 5: Epistemology 6: Language and Logic Glossary For Further Reading Appendix: The Sources","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732812935511,"sku":"9780198851066","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198851066.jpg?v=1719998507"},{"product_id":"the-mismeasure-of-the-self-9780198858836","title":"The Mismeasure of the Self","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Mismeasure of the Self is dedicated to vices that blight many lives. They are the vices of superiority, characteristic of those who feel entitled, superior and who have an inflated opinion of themselves, and those of inferiority, typical of those who are riddled with self-doubt and feel inferior. Arrogance, narcissism, haughtiness, and vanity are among the first group. Self-abasement, fatalism, servility, and timidity exemplify the second. This book shows these traits to be to vices of self-evaluation and describes their pervasive harmful effects in some detail. Even though the influence of these traits extends to any aspect of life, the focus of this book is their damaging impact on the life of the intellect. Tanesini develops and defends a view of these vices that puts vicious motivations at their core. The analyses developed in this work build on empirical research in attitude psychology and on philosophical theories in virtue ethics and epistemology. The book concludes with a p\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTanesini has written an interesting, frighteningly relevant exploration of the virtues and vices that occupy the domain of epistemic self-evaluation, the measurement of oneself and one's capacities. Tanesini contends that those good at measuring their skills tend to achieve greater successes than those who mismeasure their capacities ... Engaging and relevant to many of today's pressing moral issues. * W. Simkulet, CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eIn sum, The Mismeasure of the Self will be essential reading for anyone interested in current trends in social epistemology. This book is a model for how to do social epistemology in the 21st century: deeply empirically informed, attuned to philosophical nuance, and directly relevant to both perennial and more contemporary ethical and political problems. * Robin McKenna, The Philosophical Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003eBy eschewing austerity about the vices, and doing so in a way informed by social psychology, The Mismeasure of the Self demonstrates the potential of an empirically informed vice epistemology that recognizes the diverse forms that the human intellectual character may take. * Keith Harris, Metascience *\u003cbr\u003eThe Mismeasure of the Self: A Study in Vice Epistemology, Alessandra Tanesini offers an insightful analysis of the intellectual vices of self-evaluation and offers an invaluable contribution to the field of vice epistemology. * Daniella Meehan, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK, Philosophical Psychology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: The Measure and Mis-measure of the Self Part I: The Philosophy and Psychology of Intellectual Vice 2: Intellectual Virtues and Vices: Sensibilities, Thinking Styles and Character Traits 3: Attitude Psychology and Virtue Epistemology: A New Framework Part II: Virtues and Vices of Intellectual self-evaluation 4: Intellectual Humility, Proper Pride and Proper Concern with Others' Esteem 5: Superbia, Arrogance, Servility and Self-Abasement 6: Vanity, Narcissism, Timidity and Fatalism Part III: Epistemic Harms and Moral Wrongs 7: Harms and Wrongs 8: Wrongs, Responsibility, Blame and Oppression 9: Teaching Intellectual Virtues, Changing Attitudes","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732816933207,"sku":"9780198858836","price":76.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198858836.jpg?v=1791454540"},{"product_id":"perception-first-form-of-mind-9780198871019","title":"Perception First Form of Mind","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTyler Burge offers an agenda-setting, scientifically rigorous account of the most primitive form of representational mind: perception. He explains how perception works and how it relates to other mental capacities--conation, attention, memory, anticipation, affect, learning, imagining--and clarifies the distinction between perceiving and thinking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Part I: Perception 1: Introduction 2: Perception 3: Perceptual Constancy: A Central Psychological Natural Kind Part II:  Form 4: Some Basics about Perception and Perceptual Systems 5: Perceptual Reference Requires Perceptual Attribution 6: Form and Semantics of Perceptual Representational Contents 7: Perceptual Attributives and Referential Applications in Perceptual Constancies 8: Egocentric Indexing in Perceptual Spatial and Temporal Frameworks 9: The Iconic Nature of Perception Part III:  Formation 10: First-formed Perception 11: Intra-saccadic Perception and Recurrent Processing 12: Further Attributives: Primitive Attribution of Causation, Agency Part IV: System 13: Perceptual-level Representation and Categorization 14: Perceptual-level Conation and Relatively Primitive, Perceptually Guided Action 15: Perceptual Attention 16: Perceptual Memory I: Shorter Term Systems 17: Perceptual Memory II: Visual Perceptual Long-Term Memory 18: Perceptual Learning, Perceptual Anticipation, Perceptual Imagining 19: Perception and Cognition 20: Conclusion","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732824404311,"sku":"9780198871019","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198871019.jpg?v=1791454550"},{"product_id":"perception-first-form-of-mind-9780198871002","title":"Perception First Form of Mind","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Perception: First Form of Mind, Tyler Burge develops an understanding of the most primitive type of mental representational: perception. 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The Self and its Disorders develops an interdisciplinary approach to an ''integrative'' perspective in psychiatry. In contrast to some integrative approaches that focus on narrow brain-based conceptions, or on symptomology, this book takes its bearings from embodied and enactive conceptions of human experience. Gallagher offers an understanding of the self as a pattern of processes that include bodily, experiential, affective, cognitive, intersubjective, narrative, ecological and normative factors. He provides a philosophical analysis of the notion of self-pattern; then, drawing on phenomenological, developmental, clinical and experimental evidence, he proposes a method to study the effects of psychopathologies on the self-pattern. 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This comparatively brief volume restates and re-argues the main contentions of earlier writings, including two earlier books, as well as some conclusions that are new in this volume. It does this in a way that Swinburne rightly considers more widely accessible than his earlier work on the topic. * William Hasker, Roczniki Filozoficze *\u003cbr\u003e[A] lucid and powerfully argued defense of substance dualism. * John Cottingham, Roczniki Filozoficze *\u003cbr\u003eWhether or not the argument is persuasive, Are We Bodies or Souls? is excellent. It deepens the debate for professional philosophers, and carefully introduces a wide audience to a big question, a big answer, and a big argument. It is especially useful for courses in metaphysics and philosophy of mind. * Tyron Goldschmidt, Religious Studies *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the very best defenses of Cartesian substance dualism currently on offer. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to learn more about how such a view might be defended today. * Jeremy W. Skrzypek, Roczniki Filozoficze *\u003cbr\u003eOne can only admire the erudition, philosophical acumen, and fair-mindedness with which he defends his position. Swinburne is in that class of thinkers from whom one always learns much, even when one ends up having to disagree. * Edward Feser, First Things *\u003cbr\u003eI strongly recommend this book to any readers who are interested in the philosophical theme of substance dualism and all those who are familiar with his earlier books on this theme ... Swinburne takes care to evaluate Descartes and his thought in detail by identifying and bringing to light what he considers the errors manifested in his thought. * Naveen George o.f.m, ESSSAT News \u0026amp; Reviews *\u003cbr\u003eAn illuminating book. * Paradigm Explorer *\u003cbr\u003e[Swinburne's] greatest achievement has been to put substance dualism back in play as an option in the philosophy of mind. * Howard Robinson, Roczniki Filozoficze *\u003cbr\u003eAn interesting and challenging read. For those who are seriously interested in philosophy of mind, this book deserves a spot in their library. . . . Are We Bodies or Souls? is a work of pure philosophy of the highest caliber. * Apologetics 315 *\u003cbr\u003eSwinburne is seriously analytical in his treatment of rival theories and the evidence for them ... 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It explores the new field of cellular psychology, a field built upon the recent discovery that many neurons in the brain cooperate to seek agreement in deciding what''s relevant in the current context. This cooperative context-sensitivity provides the cellular foundations for knowledge, doubt, imagination, self-development, and the search for purpose in life. This emerging field has far-reaching and fundamental implications for psychology, neuroscience, psychiatry, neurology, and the philosophy of mind.In a clear and accessible style, the book explains the neuroscience to psychologists, the psychology to neuroscientists, and both to philosophers, students of the behavioral and brain sciences, and to anyone intrigued by the enduring mystery of how brains can be minds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA remarkable condensation of a lifetime of cutting-edge neuroscience research. This book is an essential read for anyone interested in how neurons make brains and brains make minds - in sickness and in health! * David Nutt, Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology, Imperial College London, and author of many papers and several books on the effects of drugs on mind and brain and their implications for social policy. *\u003cbr\u003e\"a monumental job... this is a breakthrough book... Future explanations of cortical function will have to realize that connectionist models must incorporate the complex properties of neuronal dendrites which are described so clearly.\" * Gordon M. Shepherd, Department of Neuroscience, Yale. *\u003cbr\u003e\"a magnum opus... I found myself amazed at what I was learning... it gives me a new way of thinking about working memory.\" * Graham Hitch, Psychology, University of York, co-founder of working memory research. *\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is a revelation, showing how behaviour and consciousness emerge from interactions of many apparently simple units in the brain. It will be of great interest to psychologists. 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Instead, they are encouraged to forgive and move on. Forgiveness is described as a generous gift that heals the rifts created by wrongdoing. It is the path to happiness, the way to escape bitter cycles of revenge and retribution. Yet in some situations it seems that it would be unwise, even dangerous, to forgive. We might worry that victims who forgive unrepentant perpetrators are letting them off the hook and facilitating further wrongdoing. These moral disputes about when we ought to forgive are complicated by the fact that it is unclear exactly what we are talking about when we use the word ''forgiveness''. The supposed experts make wildly divergent claims about what forgiveness is supposed to be. Some say that forgiveness is purely an emotional change in which the victim''s anger and resentment are replaced with goodwill. Others say that forgiveness is primarily a behavioural change in which the victim withholds any further blame and punishment. Still others think that forgiving is actually a mental commitment, or even that it is a performative speech act similar to making a promise or cancelling a debt. In Real Forgiveness, Luke Russell identifies the underlying tensions in our thinking about forgiveness, and shows how these tensions have led to mass confusion. Many of us assume that forgiveness is permissible whenever it is possible, and that forgiveness is available to every victim, and that forgiveness results in peace. But forgiveness cannot be all of these things simultaneously, so we must decide which one of these assumptions we will reject. Russell argues that real forgiveness is powerful and appealing precisely because it removes conflict between victims and wrongdoers. Yet sometimes victims ought to remain in conflict with wrongdoers in order to protect themselves and other vulnerable members of the community, so sometimes is it morally wrong to forgive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: Disagreeing About Forgiveness 2: The Philosophy of Forgiveness 3: A Philosophical Mess 4: Asking Too Much of Forgiveness 5: Prioritising the Moral Permissibility of Forgiveness 6: Prioritising the Unrestricted Availability of Forgiveness 7: Prioritising the Peaceful Functionality of Forgiveness 8: Epilogue: Is This Real Forgiveness?","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732826698071,"sku":"9780198878476","price":81.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198878476.jpg?v=1791454553"},{"product_id":"oxford-studies-in-metaethics-volume-18-9780198884699","title":"Oxford Studies in Metaethics Volume 18","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOxford Studies in Metaethics is the only publication devoted exclusively to original philosophical work in the foundations of ethics. It provides an annual selection of much of the best new scholarship being done in the field. Its broad purview includes work being done at the intersections of ethical theory with metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind. The essays included in the series provide an excellent basis for understanding recent developments in the field; those who would like to acquaint themselves with the current state of play in metaethics would do well to start here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Contributors Introduction 1: David Sobel and Steven Wall: The Objectivist Attempt to Appropriate Subjective Value 2: Claire Kirwin: Value Realism and Idiosyncrasy 3: Matthew Chrisman: Inferentialism as an Alternative to Expressivism 4: Jamie Fritz: Unfitting Absent Emotion 5: Thomas Schmidt: How Reasons Determine Moral Requirements 6: Alison Hills: The Normativity of Aesthetics 7: Antti Kauppinen: The Epistemic vs. The Practical 8: Elise Woodard: Epistemic Atonement 9: Eric Sampson: Moorean Arguments against the Error Theory: A Defense 10: Declan Smithies: The Problem of Morally Repugnant Beliefs","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732827484503,"sku":"9780198884699","price":68.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198884699.jpg?v=1719998573"},{"product_id":"rational-powers-in-action-9780198889564","title":"Rational Powers in Action","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHuman actions unfold over time, in pursuit of ends that are not fully specified in advance. Rational Powers in Action locates these features of the human condition at the heart of a new theory of instrumental rationality. Where many theories of rational agency focus on instantaneous choices between sharply defined outcomes, treating the temporally extended and partially open-ended character of action as an afterthought, this book argues that the deep structure of instrumental rationality can only be understood if we see how it governs the pursuit of long-term, indeterminate ends. These are ends that cannot be realized through a single momentary action, and whose content leaves partly open what counts as realizing the end. Sergio Tenenbaum argues that we need to focus on temporal duration and the indeterminacy of ends in intentional action, even to explain the rational governance of relatively simple actions. Theories of moment-by-moment preference maximization, or indeed any understanding of instrumental rationality on the basis of momentary mental items, cannot capture the fundamental structure of our instrumentally rational capacities. Tenenbaum provides a new theory of instrumental rationality as rationality in action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRational Powers in Action is a major contribution not only to philosophy but to economic theory as well. It presents many issues in a new light, and that is no mean achievement. * David Gordon, Philosophical Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003eTenenbaum's Rational Power in Action is a tour de force. With its fresh, exciting, and insightful arguments, it promises to shift the conceptual foundations of action theory away from momentary actions and choices toward thinking of those in an extended way. Theories of action or instrumental rationality must now engage this landmark work or risk obsolescence. * Nathan Howard, Ethics *\u003cbr\u003eSergio Tenenbaum's Rational Powers in Action presents a new theory of instrumental rationality . . . Tenenbaum writes in a breezy and engaging style, and the book does a good job of putting forward his theory as an attractive candidate * Seamus Bradley, Economics and Philosophy *\u003cbr\u003eIn his excellent new book, Rational Powers in Action . . . Sergio Tenenbaum develops a theory of instrumental rationality which goes fundamentally against the dominant approaches in the contemporary debate. . . . [a] great variety and wealth of discussions the book offers, and I very much recommend anyone interested in the topic of instrumental rationality to read it. * Erasmus Mayr, Mind *\u003cbr\u003eTheories of instrumental rationality provide, roughly speaking, evaluations and imperatives regarding choice or action that figure as relative to certain basic given attitudes or stances of the agent. Such theories often abstract away from the fact that actions are generally temporally extended and from crucial complications associated with this fact. Sergio Tenenbaum's Rational Powers in Action (2020) reveals and navigates these complications with great acuity, ultimately providing a powerful revisionary picture of instrumental rationality that highlights the extremely limited nature of the standard picture (which focuses on the selection of momentary acts, chosen and effected—in auspicious cases wherein they are not blocked—at a choice point) * Chrisoula Andreou, Philosophical Inquiries *\u003cbr\u003eIn his excellent book, Rational Powers in Action: Instrumental Rationality and Extended Agency, Sergio Tenenbaum lays out a highly ambitious, original, and powerful theory of instrumental rationality, which he calls the “extended theory of instrumental rationality” * John Brunero, Philosophical Inquiries *\u003cbr\u003eRational Powers in Action is a brilliant book. It is an extensive, resourceful, enjoyably-written articulation and defense of a genuinely new theory of instrumental rationality. It seeks to overthrow the tyranny of orthodox decision theory, understood as a theory of instrumental rationality, but it does so from within a profound grasp of that tradition. Further, the book takes aim at the relatively widespread view that “future-directed intentions” are attitudes governed by distinctive rational norms of non-reconsideration and persistence. Those who are inclined to continue holding these views—like myself, in the latter case—will have to contend going forward with Tenenbaum's powerful arguments against them. * Sarah Paul, Philosophical Inquiries *\u003cbr\u003eSergio Tenenbaum's excellent new book Rational Powers in Action raises a powerful challenge to mainstream theories of instrumental rationality. * Erasmus Mayr, Philosophical Inquiries *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: Extended Action and Instrumental Rationality: The Structure of a Theory of Instrumental Rationality 2: Extended Theory of Rationality: Basic Tenets and Motivations 3: Pursuing Ends as the Fundamental Given Attitude 4: Indeterminate Ends and the Puzzle of the Self-Torturer 5: Future-Directed Intentions and the Theory of Instrumental Rationality 6: Persisting Intentions 7: Instrumental Virtues 8: Practical Judgment and its Corresponding Vices 9: Actions, Preferences, and Risk","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732828172631,"sku":"9780198889564","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198889564.jpg?v=1719998575"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/collections\/philosophy-of-mind.oembed?page=65","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}