The Philosophy of Mind

Vorwort
An influential and important volume which changed understandings of the ways in which philosophy of mind is conceived and understood.

Autorentext
Anthony O'Hear, OBE, is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Buckingham. He is an Honorary Director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy and Editor of the Institute's journal Philosophy. Tim Crane is Professor of Philosophy at Central European University in Vienna. He was formerly (from 2009-17) Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy in the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Peterhouse. His most recent book is The Meaning of Belief: Religion from an Atheist's Point of View (Harvard University Press, 2017). From 2012-20 he served as Philosophy Consultant Editor of the Times Literary Supplement.

Klappentext
This influential volume contributed to the shift in how philosophy of mind is understood. While previous studies tended to focus exclusively on the mind-body problem, this one offered new ways of looking at the discipline. It addresses the epistemology of mind, and intentionality and consciousness, especially in connection with perception.

Zusammenfassung
A deep concern with consciousness and intentionality is one of the several things that has lately moved into the centre of the philosophy of mind. The issue of consciousness is often treated as something distinct from intentionality, but as Tim Crane notes in his incisive new Foreword there is now something of a sea-change. This classic volume may be at least partly responsible for the shift in how philosophy of mind is starting to be understood. Before its first appearance, discussions of consciousness and intentionality in the context of perception were in their infancy. The book was a departure from the way this part of philosophy was conceived. It pointed to new ways to look at the discipline, addressing both the epistemology of mind, and intentionality and consciousness, especially in connection with perception. Showcasing many leading figures in the field, it offers a splendid overview of the issues at stake.

Inhalt

Foreword Tim Crane; Introduction Anthony O'Hear; 1. The mind-body problem after fifty years Jaegwon Kim; 2. How to find the neural correlate of consciousness Ned Block; 3. Embodiment and the philosophy of mind Andy Clark; 4. Folk psychology and mental simulation Martin Davies and Tony Stone; 5. Understanding other minds from the inside Jane Heal; 6. Self-knowledge: The wittgensteinian legacy Crispin Wright; 7. Joint attention and the first-person John Campbell; 8. Consciousness as existence Ted Honderich; 9. Setting things before the mind M. G. F. Martin; 10. Perceptual intentionality. Attention and consciousness Naomi Eilan; 11. Experience and reason in perception Bill Brewer; 12. Intentionality as the mark of the mental Tim Crane; 13. Intentionality and interpretation Gregory Mcculloch; 14. Externalism and norms Cynthia Macdonald; 15. Mind, world and value Michael Morris; 16. Mind, knowledge and reality: Themes from kant Quassim Cassam; 17. The modality of freedom Christopher Peacocke; 18. Dualism in action Jennifer Hornsby.