Isbn: 9781107515420 - new perspectives on type identity: the mental and the physical (5 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. This book argues that many mental states, including such conscious states as perceptual experiences and bodily sensations, are identical with brain states. Editor(s): Gozzano, Simone; Hill, Christopher S. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 41. . 2015. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 306 pages. 9.02x5.99x0.69 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The type identity theory, according to which types of mental state are identical to types of physical state, fell out of favour for some years but is now being considered with renewed interest. Many philosophers are critically re-examining the arguments which were marshalled against it, finding in the type identity theory both resources to strengthen a comprehensive, physicalistic metaphysics and a useful tool in understanding the relationship between developments in psychology and new results in neuroscience. This volume brings together leading philosophers of mind, whose essays challenge in new ways the standard objections to type identity theory, such as the multiple realizability objection and the modal argument. Other essays show how cognitive science and neuroscience are lending new support to type identity theory and still others provide, extend and improve traditional arguments concerning the theory's explanatory power.…