Biological Naturalism And The Mind Body Problem

Author : Jane Anderson
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030996840

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Biological Naturalism and the Mind-Body Problem by Jane Anderson Pdf

This book offers a new theoretical framework within which to understand “the mind-body problem”. The crux of this problem is phenomenal experience, which Thomas Nagel famously described as “what it is like” to be a certain living creature. David Chalmers refers to the problem of “what-it-is-like” as “the hard problem” of consciousness and claims that this problem is so “hard” that investigators have either just ignored the issue completely, investigated a similar (but distinct) problem, or claimed that there is literally nothing to investigate – that phenomenal experience is illusory. This book contends that phenomenal experience is both very real and very important. Two specific “biological naturalist” views are considered in depth. One of these two views, in particular, seems to be free from problems; adopting something along the lines of this view might finally allow us to make sense of the mind-body problem. An essential read for anyone who believes that no satisfactory solution to “the mind-body problem” has yet been discovered.

Author : Mario Bunge
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781483150123

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The Mind–Body Problem by Mario Bunge Pdf

The Mind–Body Problem: A Psychobiological Approach examines the mind-body problem from a psychobiological perspective. It intends to show that the idea of a separate mental entity is not only unwarranted by the available data and the existing psychological models, but collides head-on with the most fundamental ideas of all modern science and is thus a stumbling block to progress. The book abandons ordinary language in favor of the state space language, which is mathematically precise and is shared by science and scientific philosophy. Comprised of 10 chapters, this monograph begins with an overview of the mind-body problem and its main proposed solutions, classified into main genera: psychophysical monism and psychophysical dualism. In particular, ten views on the mind-body problem are analyzed, along with three main varieties of materialism with regards to the problem: eliminative, reductive (or leveling), and emergentist. The discussion then turns to the notion of a concrete or material system, based on the assumption that behavior is an external manifestation of neural processes. Subsequent chapters explore the specific functions of the central nervous system; sensation and perception; behavior and motivation; memory and learning; thinking and knowing; and consciousness and personality. The book also considers sociality and social behavior in animals before concluding with an assessment of a psychological explanation of the mind, with emphasis on dualism and monism. This work will be of interest to students, academicians, practitioners, and investigators in the fields of psychobiology, psychology, neurophysiology, and philosophy.

Author : Giuseppe Vicari
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789042024663

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Beyond Conceptual Dualism by Giuseppe Vicari Pdf

This book is a systematic analysis of John R. Searle's philosophy of mind. Searle's view of mind, as a set of subjective and biologically embodied processes, can account for our being part of nature qua mindful beings. This model finds support in neuroscience and offers reliable solutions to the problems of consciousness, mental causation, and the self.

Author : Martin Carrier,Jürgen Mittelstrass
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Dualism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105000230420

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Mind, Brain, Behavior by Martin Carrier,Jürgen Mittelstrass Pdf

Author : Jennifer Hornsby
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0674808185

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Simple Mindedness by Jennifer Hornsby Pdf

How is our conception of what there is affected by our counting ourselves as inhabitants of the natural world? How do our actions fit into a world that is altered through our agency? And how do we accommodate our understanding of one another as fellow subjects of experience--as beings with thoughts and wants and hopes and fears? These questions provide the impetus for the detailed discussions of ontology, human agency, and everyday psychological explanation presented in this book. The answers offer a distinctive view of questions about "the mind's place in nature," and they argue for a particular position in philosophy of mind: naive naturalism. This position opposes the whole drift of the last thirty or forty years' philosophy of mind in the English-speaking world. Jennifer Hornsby sets naive naturalism against dualism, but without advancing the claims of "materialism," "physicalism," or "naturalism" as these have come to be known. She shows how we can, and why we should, abandon the view that thoughts and actions, to be seen as real, must be subject to scientific explanation.

Author : Evan Thompson
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780674025110

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Mind in Life by Evan Thompson Pdf

How is life related to the mind? This work draws upon sources as diverse as molecular biology, Continental Phenomenology, and analytic philosophy to argue that mind and life are more continuous than has previously been accepted, and that modern explanations do not adequately address the myriad facets of the biology and phenomenology of mind.

Author : William A. Dembski
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1998-09-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830815155

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Mere Creation by William A. Dembski Pdf

In this book a team of expert academics trained in mathematics, engineering, philosophy, physical anthropology, physics, astrophysics, biology and more investigate the prospects for intelligent design. Edited by William Dembski.

Author : Niall McLaren
Publisher : Loving Healing Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781615991723

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The Mind-body Problem Explained by Niall McLaren Pdf

Dr. Niall (Jock) McLaren is an Australian psychiatrist who uses philosophical analysis to show that modern psychiatry has no scientific basis. This startling conclusion dovetails neatly with the growing evidence that psychiatric drug treatment is crude and damaging. Needless to say, this message is not popular with mainstream psychiatrists. However, in this book, he shows how the principles of information processing give a formal theory of mind that generates a model of mental disorder as a psychological phenomenon.

Author : Dirk Franken,Attila Karakus,Michel, Jan G. Michel
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110326185

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John R. Searle by Dirk Franken,Attila Karakus,Michel, Jan G. Michel Pdf

John R. Searle is one of the world's leading philosophers. During his long and outstanding career, he has made groundbreaking and lasting contributions to the philosophy of language, to the philosophy of mind, as well as to the nature, structure, and functioning of social reality. This volume documents the 13th Münster Lectures on Philosophy with John R. Searle. It includes not only 11 critical papers on Searle’s philosophy and Searle's replies to the papers, but also an original article by John R. Searle on his overall philosophical enterprise entitled "The Basic Reality and the Human Reality". "I think Münster is probably unique among contemporary universities in its ability to produce such a high level of philosophical production from their philosophy students." - John R. Searle

Author : John R. Searle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1983-05-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521273021

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Intentionality by John R. Searle Pdf

Intentionality provides the philosophical foundations for Searle's earlier works, Speech Acts and Expression and Meaning.

Author : Fred Dretske
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1997-08-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0262540894

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Naturalizing The Mind by Fred Dretske Pdf

Naturalizing the Mind skillfully develops a representational theory of the qualitative, the phenomenal, the what-it-is-like aspects of the mind that have defied traditional forms of naturalism. How can the baffling problems of phenomenal experience be accounted for? In this provocative book, Fred Dretske argues that to achieve an understanding of the mind it is not enough to understand the biological machinery by means of which the mind does its job. One must understand what the mind's job is and how this task can be performed by a physical system—the nervous system. Naturalizing the Mind skillfully develops a representational theory of the qualitative, the phenomenal, the what-it-is-like aspects of the mind that have defied traditional forms of naturalism. Central to Dretske's approach is the claim that the phenomenal aspects of perceptual experiences are one and the same as external, real-world properties that experience represents objects as having. Combined with an evolutionary account of sensory representation, the result is a completely naturalistic account of phenomenal consciousness. * Not for sale in France or Belgium.

Author : William Lane Craig,J. P. Moreland
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781444350852

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The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology by William Lane Craig,J. P. Moreland Pdf

With the help of in-depth essays from some of the world's leading philosophers, The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology explores the nature and existence of God through human reason and evidence from the natural world. Provides in-depth and cutting-edge treatment of natural theology's main arguments Includes contributions from first-rate philosophers well known for their work on the relevant topics Updates relevant arguments in light of the most current, state-of-the-art philosophical and scientific discussions Stands in useful contrast and opposition to the arguments of the 'new atheists'

Author : Chad Meister,Paul Copan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 849 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781136696862

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Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion by Chad Meister,Paul Copan Pdf

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion, Second edition is an indispensable guide and reference source to the major themes, movements, debates and topics in philosophy of religion. Considerably expanded for the second edition, over seventy entries from a team of renowned international contributors are organized into nine clear parts: philosophical issues in world religions key figures in philosophy of religion religious diversity the theistic conception of God arguments for the existence of God arguments against the existence of God philosophical theology Christian theism recent topics in philosophy of religion. Covering key world religions including Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam, and key figures such as Augustine, Aquinas and Kierkegaard, the Companion explores the central topics in theism such as the ontological, cosmological and teleological arguments for God’s existence. Three final parts consider Catholicism, Protestantism, Eastern orthodoxy and current debates including phenomenology, reformed epistemology, religious experience, and religion and science, making the Companion as a whole essential reading for students of philosophy or religion, and suitable for anyone coming to the subject for the first time. This second edition includes new chapters on Blaise Pascal, Baruch Spinoza, Interreligious Dialogue, Death and the Afterlife, Incorporeality, Religion and Global Ethics, New Religious Movements, Religion and the Environment, and Religion and Film.

Author : J. P. Moreland,Chad V. Meister,Khaldoun A. Sweis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199755448

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Debating Christian Theism by J. P. Moreland,Chad V. Meister,Khaldoun A. Sweis Pdf

Comprising groundbreaking dialogues by many of the most prominent scholars in Christian apologetics and the philosophy of religion, this volume offers a definitive treatment of central questions of Christian faith. The essays are ecumenical and broadly Christian, in the spirit of C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity, and feature lucid and up-to-date material designed to engage readers in contemporary theistic and Christian issues. Beginning with dialogues about God's existence and the coherence of theism and then moving beyond generic theism to address significant debates over such specifically Christian doctrines as the Trinity and the resurrection of Jesus, Debating Christian Theism provides an ideal starting point for anyone seeking to understand the current debates in Christian theology.

Author : Robert Kirk
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317489269

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Mind and Body by Robert Kirk Pdf

A great deal of work in philosophy today is concerned with some aspect of the complex tangle of problems and puzzles roughly labelled the mind-body problem. This book is an introduction to it. It is a readable, lucid and accessible guide that provides readers with authoritative exposition, and a solid and reliable framework which can be built on as needed. The first chapter briefly introduces the subject and moves on to discuss mechanism - the idea that minds are machines - focusing on Searle's Chinese Room argument. The next three chapters discuss dualism, physicalism, and some hard problems for physicalism, especially those concerning phenomenal consciousness. Chapters on behaviourism and functionalism follow. The central mind-body topics are then each given deeper consideration in separate chapters. Intentionality is investigated via Fodor's doctrine of the Language of Thought, taking account of connectionism. The main theories of consciousness are examined and the author's own approach outlined. The concluding chapter briefly resumes the theme of psychological explanation, linking it to further topics. Each chapter ends with a summary of the main points together with suggestions for further reading.