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The Mind-body Problem: An Opinionated Introduction

Door D.M. Armstrong

Categorie
Algemeen wetenschap
Boeknummer
#342780-ZA29
Titel
The Mind-body Problem: An Opinionated Introduction
Auteur
Armstrong, D.M.
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
Boulder, CO : Westview
Jaar van uitgave
1990
ISBN10
0813390575
ISBN13
9780813390574
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, illustrated with numerous equations and diagrams, 8vo.
Samenvatting
This book, which is historical, dialectical and opinionated, presents the mind-body problem as a debate between materialists about the mind and their opponents. It argues for a certain point of view, in particular for a Materialist solution to the problem.
The relation of mind to body has been argued about by philosophers for centuries. The Mind-Body Problem: An Opinionated Introduction presents 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 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
... (Lees verder)how we got there.
Pagina's
170
Conditie
Goed — Name in pen on title page.
Prijs
€ 10,00

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