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David Ludwig - Pluralist Theory of the Mind - 9783319227375 - V9783319227375
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Pluralist Theory of the Mind

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Description for Pluralist Theory of the Mind Hardback. Series: European Studies in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 215 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 491.

This book challenges common debates in philosophy of mind by questioning the framework of placement problems in contemporary metaphysics. The author argues that placement problems arise when exactly one fundamental ontology serves as the base for all entities, and will propose a pluralist alternative that takes the diversity of our conceptual resources and ontologies seriously. This general pluralist account is applied to issues in philosophy of mind to argue that contemporary debates about the mind-body problem are built on this problematic framework of placement problems.

The starting point is the plurality of ontologies in scientific practice. Not only can we describe ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
Series
European Studies in Philosophy of Science
Number of Pages
201
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319227375
SKU
V9783319227375
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About David Ludwig
David Ludwig is a philosopher of science at VU University Amsterdam. He studied philosophy, history of science, and cognitive science in Berlin, Potsdam, and Stanford. His research in philosophy and history of the life sciences focuses on debates about scientific ontologies and human nature.

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