Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1410 g
Reihe: Philosophical Studies Series
A Theory of Mental Causation
Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1410 g
Reihe: Philosophical Studies Series
ISBN: 978-1-4020-1391-1
Verlag: Springer
This work covers, in its subsequent parts, ontology, the metaphysics of causation, and the philosophy of mind. It provides a firm theoretical basis for believing that in our all-physical world mental causation is perfectly real, and that it can be understood.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophie des Geistes, Neurophilosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Metaphysik, Ontologie
Weitere Infos & Material
I. Ontology.- 1 Particulars, Properties, and Relations.- 2 Physicalism.- 3 A Layered World.- II. Causality.- 4 A Duality in the Concept of Causality.- 5 Causal Dependence.- 6 Causal Connection.- 7 Unifying Dependence and Connection.- 8 Causation and Natural Law.- 9 The Problem of Causal Relata.- 10 Getting Events Wrong.- 11 Getting Events Right.- 12 Relations as Causal Relata.- 13 Causal Efficacy.- 14 Supervenient Causation.- III. Mind.- 15 The Concept of Mind.- 16 Against the Computational Theory.- 17 Against the Theory Theory.- 18 Against Internalism.- 19 Against Reductionism.- 20 Against Token Physicalism.- Conclusion.- 21 The Five Problems Once Again.- References.- Name Index.
