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Simple mindedness : in defense of naive naturalism in the philosophy of mind / Jennifer Hornsby.
| Author/creator | Hornsby, Jennifer |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1997. |
| Description | ix, 265 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | pt. 1. Ontological questions: Introduction: persons and their states, and events. Descartes, Rorty and the mind-body fiction. Physicalism, events and part-whole relations. Which physical events are mental events? Postscript to part 1: the nomological character of causality -- pt. 2. Agency: Introduction: action and the mental-physical divide. Bodily movements, actions and epistemology. Physicalist thinking and conceptions of behaviour. Agency and causal explanation -- pt. 3. Mind, causation and explanation: Introduction: personal and subpersonal levels. Dennett's naturalism. Causation in intuitive physics and in commonsense psychology. Semantic innocence and psychological understanding. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-260) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 96040847 |
| ISBN | 0674808185 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BD418.3 .H667 1997 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |