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What is a Mind?

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Description for What is a Mind? Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 248.

Designed for a first course in the philosophy of mind, this book has several distinctive features. Unlike any other book of its kind, it offers extensive treatment of the emotions and of the problem of other minds. Throughout the text insights from other relevant disciplines--psychology, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, anthropology, computer science--are integrated into a philosophical framework. A section is devoted to a concise discussion of the factors to consider when assessing any theory. An ongoing series of Notes on Terminology explains each of the technical terms used. Each chapter is followed by a list of Issues for Discussion, and Suggested ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872205185
SKU
V9780872205185
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About Suzanne Cunningham
Suzanne Cunningham is Professor of Philosophy Emerita, Loyola University of Chicago.

Reviews for What is a Mind?
Suzanne Cunningham has produced a wonderful primer on all the major foundational questions being discussed in contemporary philosophy of mind, cognitive science and cognitive neuroscience. The mind-brain relation, the self, knowledge of other minds, the nature of consciousness, the emotions, and the prospects for artificial intelligence, receive complete, even-handed treatment from this experienced teacher's pen. Cunningham provides wonderful questions, exercises, ... Read more

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