{"product_id":"philosophy-of-mind-and-cognition-9781405133241","title":"Philosophy of Mind and Cognition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Braddon-Mitchell and Frank Jackson's popular introduction to philosophy of mind and cognition is now available in a fully revised and updated edition.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnsures that the most recent developments in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science are brought together into a coherent, accessible whole.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRevisions respond to feedback from students and teachers and make the volume even more useful for courses.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew 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.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This new edition of Braddon-Mitchell and Jackson's already excellent textbook will be a very welcome addition to the philosophy of mind literature.\" \u003ci\u003eSimon Prosser, University of St Andrews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: From Dualism to Common-sense Functionalism\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Flight from Dualism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Issue Between Dualism and Materialism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupervenience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePossible Worlds: An Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotated Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Behaviourism and Beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Case for Behaviourism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethodological and Revisionary Behaviourism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems for Behaviourism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Path to Functionalism via a Causal Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Causal Theory of Mind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotated Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Common-sense Functionalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultiple Realizability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon-sense Functionalism Expounded.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterconnections without Circularity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBehaviour Characterized in Terms of Environmental Impact.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Does Common Sense Say about the Mind?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotated Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Rivals and Objections\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Theory of Reference.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Description Theory of Reference.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Causal Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Necessary A Posteriori.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotated Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Empirical Functionalisms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon-sense Functional Roles as a Reference-fixing Device.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChauvinism and Empirical Functionalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotated Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Identity Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Identity Theory and Functionalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Early Objections to the Identity Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToken–Token versus Type–Type Identity Theories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssentialism about Psychological States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotated Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Four Challenges to Functionalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe China Brain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Chinese Room.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlockhead.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Zombie Objection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotated Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Phenomenal Qualities and Consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Question of Qualia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepresentationalism and Perceptual Experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotated Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Instrumentalism and Interpretationism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstrumentalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpretationism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotated Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: About Content\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Language of Thought.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Language of Thought Hypothesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Map Alternative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotated Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Content.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is the Problem of Content?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Map Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Internal Sentence Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems for the Map-system Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems and Questions for the Internal Sentence Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotated Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Connectionism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnectionism and the Map-system Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotated Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Broad and Narrow Content.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarrow Content.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBroad Content.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeflationism about Broad Content versus Scepticism about Narrow Content.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotated Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Explaining Behaviour: Eliminativism and Realism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Eliminative Materialism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Case for Eliminativism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Functionalist Reply to Eliminativism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural Kinds and Scientific Reductions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotated Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Psychological Explanation and Common-sense Functionalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Questions for Common-sense Functionalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotated Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407870828887,"sku":"9781405133241","price":27.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405133241.jpg?v=1730500803","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/philosophy-of-mind-and-cognition-9781405133241","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}