Philosophy of Mind Contemporary Readings [Paperback]

Philosophy of Mind: Contemporary Readingsis a comprehensive anthology that draws together leading philosophers writing on the major topics within philosophy of mind. Robb and O'Connor have carefully chosen articles under the following headings:
*Substance Dualism and Idealism
*Materialism
*Mind and Representation
*Consciousness
Each section is prefaced by an introductory essay by the editors which guides the student gently into the topic in which leading philosophers are included.
The book is highly accessible and user-friendly and provides a broad-ranging exploration of the subject. Ideal for any philosophy student, this book will prove essential reading for any philosophy of mind course. The readings are designed to complement John Heil's Philosophy of Mind: A Contemporary Introduction, Second edition (Routledge 2003), although the anthology can also be used as a stand-alone volume.Preface, Acknowledgements Part 1: Substance Dualism and Idealism, Introduction A. Substance Dualism
1. Dean W. Zimmerman, Two Cartesian Arguments for the Simplicity of the Soul 2. Richard Swinburne, The Soul B. The Problem of Interaction 3. E.J. Lowe, The Problem of Psychophysical Causation 4. Jaegwon Kim, Lonely Souls: Causality and Substance Dualism C. Idealism 5. Howard Robinson, The General Form of the Argument for Berkeleian Idealism Part 2: Materialism, Introduction A. The Identity Theory 6. J.J.C. Smart, Sensations and Brain Processes and Postscript (1995) 7. Saul A. Kripke, Naming and Necessity 8. Jaegwon Kim, Multiple Realization and the Metaphysics of Reduction 9. Arnold Zuboff, The Story of a Brain B. Functionalism 10. David Lewis, Reduction of Mind 11. Hilary Putnam, The Nature of Mental States 12. Ned Block, Troubles with Functionalism 13. David J. Chalmers, Absent Qualia, Fading Qualia, Dancing Qualia Part 3: Mind and lã&