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'I enjoyed reading this book immensely and think very hightly indeed of it both as a student text and as a serious work of philosophy. It is well-organized, well-informed, up-to-date, comprehensive in scope, and written in an extremely clear and accessible style.' - E. J. Lowe, Durham University, on the 1st edition 'It is pitched at the right level for undergraduates... The book reads as the work of a very good philosopher who wants to introduce students to the topic.' - Times Higher Education Supplement, on the 1st edition 'Contains some of the clearest and most penetrating discussions I have ever read of functionalism and of the interpretative accounts of Davidson and Dennett. This fact alone makes the book an appealing candidate for upper-level undergraduate courses.' - Philosophical Quarterley, on the 1st edition
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Philosophy of Mind: A Contemporary Introduction is a comprehensive and accessible survey of main themes, positions and debates in philosophy of mind. John Heil introduces and discusses the major topics in succinct, user-friendly, self-contained chapters:
* Cartesian dualism
* Descartes's legacy
* non-Cartesian dualism
* behaviorism
* the identity theory
* functionalism
* the representational theory of mind
* qualia
* radical interpretation
* the intentional stance
* eliminativism
* property dualism
* mind and metaphysics
* the mind's place in nature
This revised and updated edition includes expanded chapters on eliminativism, qualia, and the representational theory of mind, and an entirely new chapter on property dualism. There are annotated suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, updated to include recent material and internet resources.
* Cartesian dualism
* Descartes's legacy
* non-Cartesian dualism
* behaviorism
* the identity theory
* functionalism
* the representational theory of mind
* qualia
* radical interpretation
* the intentional stance
* eliminativism
* property dualism
* mind and metaphysics
* the mind's place in nature
This revised and updated edition includes expanded chapters on eliminativism, qualia, and the representational theory of mind, and an entirely new chapter on property dualism. There are annotated suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, updated to include recent material and internet resources.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a good textbook for a Philosophy of Mind course.
Heil writes well, and he sets his material out well, he covers most of the common topics in Philosophy of Mind. The coverage of behaviourism is the best I've read.
The other good thing about this book, is that he does actually go into what he considers to be the truth, it's not a dry arguments for and against experience.
I used it myself for a recent course and liked it the best of the four books I had. He also contributed to an excellent Philosophy of Mind: A Guide and Anthology.
The only thing missing is good chapter summaries see Philosophy of Mind: A Beginners Guide for these.
Highly recommended.
Heil writes well, and he sets his material out well, he covers most of the common topics in Philosophy of Mind. The coverage of behaviourism is the best I've read.
The other good thing about this book, is that he does actually go into what he considers to be the truth, it's not a dry arguments for and against experience.
I used it myself for a recent course and liked it the best of the four books I had. He also contributed to an excellent Philosophy of Mind: A Guide and Anthology.
The only thing missing is good chapter summaries see Philosophy of Mind: A Beginners Guide for these.
Highly recommended.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book offers a very good overview of a wide and intricate subject. the only lack is a more detailed historical context - there's very little between Descartes and the 20th century. Was nothing written about philosophy of mind for a period of >300 years? (That was rhetorical by the way!)
The book does just what it says on the cover: it introduces a contemporary view of the philosophy of mind. It does it very well, but if you want a historical perspective as well (as I confess I would have welcomed) look elsewhere.
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31 of 34 people found the following review helpful
It Usually Begins With Descartes
11 May 2004
Format:Paperback
PHILOSOPHY OF MIND is one of Routledge's "Contemporary Introduction to Philosophy" series. Although there are other similar series, this is my favorite because the contributions are particularly comprehensive.
Professor Heil's work is no exception. This book takes as its point of departure (like most such works it seems) Descartes' approach to the mind/body problem. Prof. Heil then discusses important philosophical and psychological approaches (Watson and Skinner, for example) to the philosophy of mind.
The work discusses some of the questions that are often left out of introductory works on the topic, such as artificial intelligence and biological evolution. This book can be used by someone who is a beginner, or someone who is familiar with the basic issues in philosophy but wishes to get a better understanding of the issues.
I've just finished reading Stanley Jaki's BRAIN, MIND AND COMPUTERS which discusses many of these issue from a broader theological and philosophical perspective. I think the books complement each other quite well.
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