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Dependencies, Connections, and Other Relations
Muijnck, Wim de (Tilburg University And Nijmegen University, Netherlands)
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Description for Dependencies, Connections, and Other Relations
Hardback. Covers, in its subsequent parts, ontology, the metaphysics of causation, and the philosophy of mind. This title provides a firm theoretical basis for believing that in our physical world mental causation is real, and that it can be understood. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 622.
The text before you is a study ofthe problematic issue ofmental causation: causation by minds. On hearing the expression 'mental causation,' you may at first think ofsomething like bending spoons by 'psychic' powers. But no, we are dealing here with something much more puzzling: doing things for reasons, i. e. , what we call agency. Psychic spoon-bending would be a fairly straightforward issue. You just exert some psychic force and bend a spoon, just like you might bend it by hand, i. e. , by physical force. The only trouble here is that psychic forces may not be in fact ... Read more
The text before you is a study ofthe problematic issue ofmental causation: causation by minds. On hearing the expression 'mental causation,' you may at first think ofsomething like bending spoons by 'psychic' powers. But no, we are dealing here with something much more puzzling: doing things for reasons, i. e. , what we call agency. Psychic spoon-bending would be a fairly straightforward issue. You just exert some psychic force and bend a spoon, just like you might bend it by hand, i. e. , by physical force. The only trouble here is that psychic forces may not be in fact ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Philosophical Studies Series
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402013911
SKU
V9781402013911
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