Matter and Consciousness
$95.51
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
16 August 2013
Summary
An updated edition of an authoritative text showing the relevance for philosophy of mind of theoretical and experimental results in the natural sciences.In Matter and Consciousness, Paul Churchland presents a concise and contemporary overview of the philosophical issues surrounding the mind and explains the main theories and philosophical positions that have been proposed to solve them. Making the case for the relevance of theoretical and experimental results in neuroscience, cognitive scienc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262519588 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262519585 |
| Author: | Paul M. Churchland |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 16 August 2013 |
| Weight: | 327g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 137mm x 13mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
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To read this book with attention is not just to find out about philosophy, but to do it. Churchland has written the best introduction available, for students and for general readers.
To read this book with attention is not just to find out about philosophy, but to do it. Churchland has written the best introduction available, for students and for general readers.
—Margaret Boden, Times Higher Education SupplementAbout The Author
Paul M. Churchland
Paul M. Churchland is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of The Engine of Reason, the Seat of the Soul, Matter and Consciousness- A Contemporary Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind (both published by the MIT Press), and other books.
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