Beyond conceptual dualism : ontology of consciousness, mental causation and holism in John R. Searle's Philosophy of mind /

Beyond conceptual dualism : ontology of consciousness, mental causation and holism in John R. Searle's Philosophy of mind /

This book is a systematic analysis of John R. Searle's philosophy of mind. Searle's view of mind, as a set of subjective and biologically embodied processes, can account for our being part of nature qua mindful beings. This model finds support in neuroscience and offers reliable solutions...

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Main Author: Vicari, Giuseppe.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi. ©2008.

Series: Value Inquiry Book Series 196.
Rodopi Religion, Theology and Philosophy Special E-Book Collection, 2007-2014, ISBN: 9789004357938.

Subjects:

Analysis (Philosophy)
Free will and determinism.
Intentionality (Philosophy)

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Call Number: B1649.S264 V53 2008eb

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PROBLEMS AND THEORIES: THE MIND-BODY PROBLEM IN CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHICAL DEBATE
  • BIOLOGICAL NATURALISM: A NATURALISTIC AND NON-REDUCTIVE ONTOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
  • BIOLOGICAL NATURALISM: A NATURALISTIC AND NON-REDUCTIVE ONTOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
  • HOLISM AND MENTAL CAUSATION IN THE THEORY OF INTENTIONALITY
  • JOHN SEARLE AND CONTEMPORARY NEUROSCIENCE: HOLISM, MENTAL CAUSATION, AND THE ROOTS OF SUBJECTIVITY
  • CONCLUSION
  • WORKS CITED
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  • INDEX
  • VIBS.