Beyond reduction : philosophy of mind and post-reductionist philosophy of science

Beyond reduction : philosophy of mind and post-reductionist philosophy of science / Steven Horst.

Contemporary debates in philosophy of mind have been based upon the perception that mental phenomena like consciousness and intentionality are uniquely irreducible. However, philosophers of science reject this sort of reductionism. This book argues for a rethinking of the problem and urges a new per...

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Main Author: Horst, Steven W., 1960-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Series:Philosophy of mind series.
Subjects:
Philosophy of mind.
Reductionism.
Philosophy of mind
Reductionism
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Contemporary debates in philosophy of mind have been based upon the perception that mental phenomena like consciousness and intentionality are uniquely irreducible. However, philosophers of science reject this sort of reductionism. This book argues for a rethinking of the problem and urges a new perspective.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 228 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780195317114
0195317114
0198043155
9780198043157
9780199871520
0199871523

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