A Pluralist Theory of the Mind

A Pluralist Theory of the Mind by David Ludwig.

This book challenges common debates in philosophy of mind by questioning the framework of placement problems in contemporary metaphysics. The author argues that placement problems arise when exactly one fundamental ontology serves as the base for all entities, and will propose a pluralist alternativ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ludwig, David (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:European Studies in Philosophy of Science, 2
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Subjects:
Philosophy and science.
Philosophy of mind.
Metaphysics.
Biology—Philosophy.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Pluralism and Scientific Practice
  • Beyond Placement Problems
  • A Historical Diagnosis
  • Part I In Defense of Conceptual Relativity
  • Conceptual Relativity in Philosophy
  • Conceptual Relativity in Science
  • The Demarcation Problem of Conceptual Relativity
  • Part II From Conceptual Relativity to Vertical Pluralism
  • The Argument from Horizontal Pluralism
  • The Argument from Ontological Non-Fundamentalism
  • Part III Beyond the Mind-Body Problem
  • Consciousness
  • Beyond Dualism and Physicalism
  • Mental Causation
  • Epilogue: Metaphysics in a Complex World.

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