The Mind-body Problem: An Opinionated Introduction
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Pub. Date: 1999-07-09
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Summary
The relation of mind to body has been argued about by philosophers for centuries.The Mind-Body Problem: An Opinionated Introductionpresents the problem as a debate between materialists about the mind and their opponents. After examining the views of Descartes, Hume and Thomas Huxley the debate is traced through the twentieth century to the present day. The emphasis is always on the arguments used, and the way one position develops from another. By the end of the book the reader is afforded both a grasp of the state of the controversy, and how we got there.
Author Biography
D. M. Armstrong is emeritus professor in the School of Philosophy at the University of Sydney.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Notes | p. 7 |
| Notes | p. 7 |
| Descartes' Dualism | p. 9 |
| Notes | p. 24 |
| Readings and References for Descartes | p. 25 |
| Hume's Bundle Dualism | p. 27 |
| Readings and References for Hume | p. 39 |
| T. H. Huxley's Epiphenomenalism | p. 41 |
| Readings and References for Huxley | p. 52 |
| Ryle's Rejection of Two Realms | p. 55 |
| Readings and References for Ryle | p. 65 |
| the Identify Theory | p. 67 |
| Readings and References for the Identity Theory | p. 80 |
| the Causal Theory Armstrong and Lewis | p. 81 |
| Readings and References for the Causal Theory | p. 88 |
| the Eliminativist Theory | p. 91 |
| Notes | p. 99 |
| Readings and References for Eliminativism | p. 99 |
| Functionalism | p. 101 |
| Readings and References for Functionalism | p. 109 |
| Consciousness | p. 111 |
| Readings and References for Consciousness | p. 120 |
| the Sensible Qualities | p. 121 |
| Notes | p. 134 |
| Notes | p. 134 |
| Intentionality | p. 137 |
| Readings and References for Intentionality | p. 144 |
| Appendix """"On the Hypothesis That Animals Are Automata, and Its History"""" by Thomas Huxley [1874] | p. 145 |
| Notes | p. 166 |
| Index | p. 167 |
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