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Mental Causation Hardback - 1993

by John Heil (Editor); Alfred Mele (Editor)

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Common sense and philosophical tradition agree that mind makes a difference. What we do depends not only on how our bodies are put together, but also on what we think. Explaining how mind can make a difference has proved challenging, however. Some have urged that the project faces an insurmountable dilemma: either we concede that mentalistic explanations of behavior have only a pragmatic standing or we abandon our conception of the physical domain as causally autonomous. Although each option has its advocates, most theorists have sought a middle way that accommodates both the common-sense view of mind and the metaphysical conviction about the physical world. This volume presents a collection of new, specially written essays by a diverse group of philosophers, each of whom is widely known for defending a particular conception of minds and their place in nature. Contributors include Robert Audi, Lynne Rudder Baker, Tyler Burge, Donald Davidson, Fred Dretske, Ted Honderich, Jennifer Hornsby, Frank Jackson, Jaegwon Kim, Brian P. McLaughlin, Ruth Garrett Millikan, H. W. Noonan, Philip Pettit, Ernest Sosa, and Robert Van Gulick.

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Common sense and philosophical tradition agree that mind makes a difference. What we do depends not only on how our bodies are put together, but also on what we think. Explaining how mind can make a difference has proved challenging, however. Some have urged that the project faces an insurmountable dilemma: either we concede that mentalistic explanations of behaviour have only a pragmatic standing, or we abandon our conception of the physical domain as causally autonomous. Although each option has its advocates, most theorists have sought a middle way that accommodates both the common-sense view of mind and the metaphysical conviction about the physical world. This volume presents a collection of new, specially written essays by a diverse group of philosophers, each of whom is widely known for defending a particular conception of minds and their place in nature.

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  • Title Mental Causation
  • Author John Heil (Editor); Alfred Mele (Editor)
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition Text is Free of
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Clarendon Press, New York, NY
  • Publication date 1993-03-18
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780198239291 / 0198239297
  • Weight 1.32 lbs (0.60 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.94 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 2.39 cm)
  • Reading level 1420
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Modern
  • Category Philosophy
  • Library of Congress subjects Mind and body, Philosophy of mind
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 92022764
  • Dewey Decimal Code 128.2

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