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Robert Wilkinson
Minds and Bodies [PDF ebook]
An Introduction with Readings

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Minds and Bodies is a clear introduction to the mind-body problem. It requires no prior philosophical knowledge and is ideally suited to newcomers to philosophy and philosophy of mind.
Robert Wilkinson carefully introduces the fundamental components of the philosophy of mind: Descartes“s dualist account of mind and body; monist views including eliminativism; computer science and artificial intelligence. Each chapter is linked to a reading from key thinkers in the field, from Descartes to Paul Churchland.

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Format PDF ● Seiten 256 ● ISBN 9781135640484 ● Verlag Taylor and Francis ● Erscheinungsjahr 2013 ● herunterladbar 3 mal ● Währung EUR ● ID 5298655 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM

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