About this title: "The philosophy of mind is unique among contemporary philosophical subjects," writes John Searle, "in that all of the most famous and influential theories are false." In "Mind", Searle dismantles these famous and influential theories as he presents a vividly written, comprehensive introduction to the mind. Here readers will find one of the world's most eminent thinkers shedding light on the central concern of modern philosophy. Searle begins with a look at the twelve problems of philosophy of mind-which he calls "Descartes and Other Disasters"-problems which he returns to throughout the ...
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Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 234 pages. (234 pages) offers a general introduction to the philosophy of the mind. giving a survey of the major issues, including philosophical issues in cognitive science and neurobiology, the author argues for his own distinctive point of view. he leads the reader through a variety of theories that reduce the mind to aspects that can be fully explained by physics. 3 line illus. (Paperback) read more
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Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 209x138 mm. (234) in mind: an introduction, for the first time john searle offers a general introduction to the philosophy of the mind. giving a broad survey of all the major issues under discussion in the field, including philosophical issues in cognitive science and neurobiology, searle argues for his own distinctive point of view. he leads the reader through the variety of theories that reduce the mind to aspects that can be fully explained by physics, and then concludes ... read more
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Date Published: 2004
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Date Published: 2004
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Date Published: 2005
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Description: New. "The philosophy of mind is unique among contemporary philosophical subjects, " writes John Searle, "in that all of the most famous and influential theories are false. " One of the world's most eminent thinkers, Searle dismantles these theories as he pr... read more
"He lays out a good and clear argument for Compatibilism. Free will or pre-determined or can it be both? That's the question at hand. Examining consciousness."
"Searle attempts to summarize the current state of philosophy of mind as well as expound his own views in 240 very small pages. He does an admiral job of accomplishing the first goal and does a serviceable job on the second. Since this is a "brief introduction" I suppose detail must be left out somewhere, but at least a couple times I found myself puzzled by what Searle meant in expositions of solutions that he seems to think are crystal clear. It helps to have some background in philosophy to follow his arguments, but reading this work could also serve as a reasonable first step into analytic philosophy in general. Many of the questions and examples that arise in epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of science, and ontology are addressed in some way here."
"This might be more accurately sub-titled as "A Brief Introduction to Searle's Thought." I cannot fault him for wanting to promote what he feels is the correct philosophy of mind, but you'll only get a taste of the dissenting opinions. Regardless, I do feel his analysis is correct for the most part. However, I can't help but feel that western philosophical approaches to the mind are misguided in trying to force rigid categories onto our experience. Early on, Searle argues that much of our difficulty comes from the traditional (from Descartes) and misguided division between "mental" and "physical.""
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