{"product_id":"mind-and-brain-a-dialogue-on-the-mind-body-problem-9781624668548","title":"Mind and Brain: A Dialogue on the Mind-Body","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince its publication in 1996, many thousands of students have first encountered key issues in the philosophy of mind in the pages of Rocco J. Gennaro's introductory work, \u003ci\u003eMind and Brain: A Dialogue on the Mind-Body Problem\u003c\/i\u003e. In this new edition, Gennaro updates and expands the work to reflect current topics and discussions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The dialogue provides a clear and compelling overview of the mind-body problem suitable for both introductory students and those who have some background in the philosophy of mind. Topics include: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImmortality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterialism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescartes’ “Divisibility Argument” for substance dualism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe “Argument from Introspection” for substance dualism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe main objections to dualism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe interaction between mind and brain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe relation between brain damage and the prospect of an afterlife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParallelism and epiphenomenalism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe type\/token distinction within materialism and the problem of multiple realizability \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArguments against materialism and its ability to explain consciousness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProperty dualism and panpsychism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe epistemological problem of other minds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe nature of inductive knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvidence for animal consciousness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe problem of machine or robot minds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe inverted spectrum argument\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Also included are a brief Introduction, a list of Study Questions designed to enhance classroom discussion and serve as a resource for the development of paper topics, a Glossary, and an Index of Key Terms.","brand":"Hackett Publishing Co, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867819323735,"sku":"9781624668548","price":11.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781624668548.jpg?v=1722285116","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mind-and-brain-a-dialogue-on-the-mind-body-problem-9781624668548","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}