书名: Mind in a Physical World: An Essay on the Mind-Body Problem and Mental Causation (Representation and Mind)
作者: Jaegwon Kim (Author)
出版社: MIT Press (MA); 1 edition (November 22, 1998)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0262112345
ISBN-13: 978-0262112345
电子书格式：HTML
Book Description
This book, based on Jaegwon Kim's 1996 Townsend Lectures, presents the philosopher's current views on a variety of issues in the metaphysics of the mind--in particular, the mind-body problem, mental causation, and reductionism. Kim construes the mind-body problem as that of finding a place for the mind in a world that is fundamentally physical. Among other points, he redefines the roles of supervenience and emergence in the discussion of the mind-body problem. Arguing that various contemporary accounts of mental causation are inadequate, he offers his own partially reductionist solution on the basis of a novel model of reduction. Retaining the informal tone of the lecture format, the book is clear yet sophisticated.
Review
"This is a wonderful book: ingenious, penetrating, illuminating." -- Ned Block, New York University
"This elegant work is filled with philosophical wisdom and insight... It articulates beautifully what the mind-body problem is for us today." -- Brian P. McLaughlin, Rutgers University
"Mr. Kim has long been a lone voice against the dominant functionalist orthodoxy, but the tide now seems to be turning in his favor. In this book he elegantly cuts through the baroque structure of recent philosophical debate, and displays the flaws common to the various sophisticated alternatives." -- The Economist
About the Author
Jaegwon Kim is the William Perry Faunce Professor of Philosophy at Brown University.
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作者: Jaegwon Kim (Author)
出版社: MIT Press (MA); 1 edition (November 22, 1998)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0262112345
ISBN-13: 978-0262112345
电子书格式：HTML
Book Description
This book, based on Jaegwon Kim's 1996 Townsend Lectures, presents the philosopher's current views on a variety of issues in the metaphysics of the mind--in particular, the mind-body problem, mental causation, and reductionism. Kim construes the mind-body problem as that of finding a place for the mind in a world that is fundamentally physical. Among other points, he redefines the roles of supervenience and emergence in the discussion of the mind-body problem. Arguing that various contemporary accounts of mental causation are inadequate, he offers his own partially reductionist solution on the basis of a novel model of reduction. Retaining the informal tone of the lecture format, the book is clear yet sophisticated.
Review
"This is a wonderful book: ingenious, penetrating, illuminating." -- Ned Block, New York University
"This elegant work is filled with philosophical wisdom and insight... It articulates beautifully what the mind-body problem is for us today." -- Brian P. McLaughlin, Rutgers University
"Mr. Kim has long been a lone voice against the dominant functionalist orthodoxy, but the tide now seems to be turning in his favor. In this book he elegantly cuts through the baroque structure of recent philosophical debate, and displays the flaws common to the various sophisticated alternatives." -- The Economist
About the Author
Jaegwon Kim is the William Perry Faunce Professor of Philosophy at Brown University.
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