{"product_id":"philosophy-of-mind-the-key-thinkers-9781441142764","title":"Philosophy of Mind The Key Thinkers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Bailey is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTop-notch contributors weigh in on an excellent selection of key figures bookended by Bailey’s own excellent overviews. This volume is a must read for anyone who wants to get up to speed on both the history and the cutting edge in the philosophy of mind. * Pete Mandik, Professor of Philosophy, William Paterson University of New Jersey, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of Mind: The Key Thinkers\u003c\/i\u003e provides a unique entry to current philosophy of mind. By focusing on \"key thinkers\" rather than the typical topics based approach, we see the core problems and their development in a fresh light. The book also provides delightful digressions into the biographies and personalities of some of these philosophers. * William Seager, Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto, Canada *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Contributors 1. Introduction: 90 Years of Philosophy of Mind \u003ci\u003eAndrew Bailey\u003c\/i\u003e 2. Decoding René Descartes’ ‘Myth’ of Mind \u003ci\u003ePatricia Easton\u003c\/i\u003e 3. Edmund Husserl and Phenomenology \u003ci\u003eDermot Moran\u003c\/i\u003e 4. Maurice Merleau-Ponty: A Phenomenological Philosophy of Mind and Body\u003ci\u003e Sara Heinämaa\u003c\/i\u003e 5. Gilbert Ryle and Logical Behaviourism \u003ci\u003eWilliam Lyons\u003c\/i\u003e 6. The Contributions of U.T. Place, H. Feigl, and J.J.C. Smart to the Identity Theory of Consciousness \u003ci\u003eBrian P. McLaughlin and Ronald Planer\u003c\/i\u003e 7. David Lewis, David Armstrong, and the Causal Theory of the Mind \u003ci\u003eDavid Braddon-Mitchell\u003c\/i\u003e 8. Hilary Putnam and Computational Functionalism \u003ci\u003eOron Shagrir\u003c\/i\u003e 9. Jerry Fodor and the Representational Theory of Mind \u003ci\u003eMatthew Katz\u003c\/i\u003e 10. Donald Davidson, Daniel Dennett, and the Origins of the Normative Model of the Mind \u003ci\u003eAndrew Brook\u003c\/i\u003e 11. Tracking Representationalism: William Lycan, Fred Dretske, and Michael Tye \u003ci\u003eDavid Bourget and Angela Mendelovici\u003c\/i\u003e 12. The Neurophilosophies of Patricia and Paul Churchland \u003ci\u003eJohn Bickle\u003c\/i\u003e 13. Andy Clark, Antonio Damasio, and Embodied Cognition \u003ci\u003eMonica Cowart\u003c\/i\u003e 14. David Chalmers on Mind and Consciousness \u003ci\u003eRichard Brown\u003c\/i\u003e 15. Postscript: Philosophy of Mind—The Next Ten Years? \u003ci\u003eAndrew Bailey\u003c\/i\u003e Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769646711127,"sku":"9781441142764","price":31.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781441142764.jpg?v=1758722042","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/philosophy-of-mind-the-key-thinkers-9781441142764","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}