An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind by E.J. Lowe (English) Hardcover Book

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In this book Jonathan Lowe offers an introduction to the philosophy of mind. He begins with a general examination of the mind-body problem and moves on to an examination of more specific philosophical issues concerning sensation, perception, thought and language, rationality, artificial intelligence, action, personal identity and self-knowledge.

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E. J. Lowe offers a lucid and wide-ranging introduction to the philosophy of mind. Using a problem-centered approach designed to stimulate as well as instruct, he begins with a general examination of the mind-body problem and moves on to more specific issues including perception, rationality, action and self-knowledge. His discussion is distinctive in giving equal attention to deep metaphysical questions concerning the mind and to the discoveries and theories of modern scientific psychology. It will be of interest to any reader with a basic grounding in modern philosophy.

Author Biography

E. J. Lowe was educated at the Universities of Cambridge (1968-72) and Oxford (1972-5). He has been a member of the Philosophy Department at Durham University since 1980 and a Professor since 1995. He is the author of many books and articles on metaphysics, the philosophy of mind and action, the
philosophy of logic and language, and the philosophy of John Locke.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Minds, bodies and people; 3. Mental states; 4. Mental content; 5. Sensation and appearance; 6. Perception; 7. Thought and language; 8. Human rationality and artificial intelligence; 9. Action, intention and will; 10. Personal identity and self-knowledge.

Review

"Lowe packs a remarkable amount into each chapter...[T]his is probably the best book of its kind (on philosophy of mind in the broadest sense) that has ever been written." Brad Majors, Kansas State University, Review of Metaphysics "This book is an ideal textbook for upper-division undergraduate courses or for graduate level survey courses in the philosophy of mind. Any informed reader interested in learning more about the philosophy of mind should read it, and every college and university library should have it." Choice

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A lucid and wide-ranging introduction to the philosophy of mind, suitable for readers with a basic grounding in philosophy.

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"This book is an ideal textbook for upper-division undergraduate courses or for graduate level survey courses in the philosophy of mind. Any informed reader interested in learning more about the philosophy of mind should read it, and every college and university library should have it." Choice

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In this book Jonathan Lowe offers a lucid and wide-ranging introduction to the philosophy of mind. His discussion begins with the mind-body problem and moves on to issues such as perception, action, rationality and self-knowledge. It will be of interest to any reader with a basic grounding in modern philosophy.

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In this book Jonathan Lowe offers a lucid and wide-ranging introduction to the philosophy of mind. His discussion begins with the mind-body problem and moves on to issues such as perception, action, rationality and self-knowledge. It will be of interest to any reader with a basic grounding in modern philosophy.

Details ISBN0521652855 Author E.J. Lowe Short Title INTRO TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF MIN Pages 336 Publisher Cambridge University Press Series Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy Language English ISBN-10 0521652855 ISBN-13 9780521652858 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 128.2 Year 2000 Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Residence US Affiliation University of Durham, UK Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9780521652858 UK Release Date 2000-01-20 AU Release Date 2000-01-20 NZ Release Date 2000-01-20 Publication Date 2000-01-20 Alternative 9780511801471 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this

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