Description
- Ensures that the most recent developments in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science are brought together into a coherent, accessible whole.
- Revisions respond to feedback from students and teachers and make the volume even more useful for courses.
- New material includes: a section on Descartes' famous objection to materialism; extended treatment of connectionism; coverage of the view that psychology is autonomous; fuller discussion of recent debates over phenomenal experience; and much more.
About the Author
David Braddon-Mitchell is Reader in Philosophy at the University of Sydney. He has published widely in philosophy of mind and metaphysics.
Frank Jackson is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University. He is the author of Conditionals (Blackwell, 1987) and his John Locke Lectures were published as From Metaphysics to Ethics in 1998.
Reviews
"This new edition of Braddon-Mitchell and Jackson's already excellent textbook will be a very welcome addition to the philosophy of mind literature." Simon Prosser, University of St Andrews
Book Information
ISBN 9781405133241
Author David Braddon-Mitchell
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 535g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 154mm * 26mm