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Mental As Physical

by Edgar Wilson

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 The central theme of this impressively argued study is that the mental and physical are identical. Drawing heavily on recent scientific research into the mind-brain relationship, Dr Wilson argues that human mentality, rationality and purposefulness are phenomena which come within the compass of scientifically based explanation. The consequences of this thesis are enormous both in relation to the controversies about reasons and causes as explanations of human behaviour, and, more important, to the problems of free will, moral responsibility, penal philosophy, ethics and the law. The book argues that free will is a misconceived idea and that our notions of moral responsibility need radical revision. The book is of considerable relevance not only to academic philosophy but also to scientists and jurisprudents interested in the implications of this study. Originally published in 1979.
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Mental As Physical

by Edgar Wilson

~~52,99€~~ 42,39€ 20% OFF

 The central theme of this impressively argued study is that the mental and physical are identical. Drawing heavily on recent scientific research into the mind-brain relationship, Dr Wilson argues that human mentality, rationality and purposefulness are phenomena which come within the compass of scientifically based explanation. The consequences of this thesis are enormous both in relation to the controversies about reasons and causes as explanations of human behaviour, and, more important, to the problems of free will, moral responsibility, penal philosophy, ethics and the law. The book argues that free will is a misconceived idea and that our notions of moral responsibility need radical revision. The book is of considerable relevance not only to academic philosophy but also to scientists and jurisprudents interested in the implications of this study. Originally published in 1979.
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The Embodied Mind

by G. N. A. Vesey

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 Originally published in 1965. For hundreds of years the thinking of philosophers, psychologists, and theologians on the problem of the mindâ€™s relation to the body was dominated by the Cartesian notion that mind and matter are distinct substances.
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Physicalism

by K. V. Wilkes

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 This study shows how the mind-body â€˜problemâ€™ separates into two distinct sets of issues: ontology and explanation, and argues that explanation â€" whether or not human behaviour can be explained in physical terms â€" is the more crucial. It contends that a functionalist methodology in psychology and neurophysiology will prove adequate to explain human behaviour. Originally published in 1978.
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Values And Intentions - A Study In Value-Theory And Philosophy Of Mind

by J. N. Findlay

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 This book, originally published in 1961, set out to justify, and to some extent carry out, a â€˜material value-ethicâ€™, ie. A systematic setting forth of the ends of rational action.
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The Mind And The Soul - An Introduction To The Philosophy Of Mind

by Jenny Teichman

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 The concepts of mind and soul have occupied the thoughts of philosophers throughout the ages and have given rise to numerous conflicting theories.
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Brain And Mind - Modern Concepts Of The Nature Of Mind

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 Presenting some modern views on the problem of the nature of mind and its relationship to the brain, this book, published in 1965, brings together contributors from various disciplines which are affected by this issue.
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Matter, Mind And Meaning

by Whately Carington

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 This volume is concerned with the philosophical foundations of Psychical Research. Traditional metaphysical theories have led to apparently insoluble problems concerning the nature of mind, of matter and the relation between the two.
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Brain And Mind - Modern Concepts Of The Nature Of Mind

~~52,99€~~ 42,39€ 20% OFF

 Presenting some modern views on the problem of the nature of mind and its relationship to the brain, this book, published in 1965, brings together contributors from various disciplines which are affected by this issue.
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Brain And Mind - Modern Concepts Of The Nature Of Mind

~~52,99€~~ 42,39€ 20% OFF

 Presenting some modern views on the problem of the nature of mind and its relationship to the brain, this book, published in 1965, brings together contributors from various disciplines which are affected by this issue.
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Matter, Mind And Meaning

by Whately Carington

~~55,64€~~ 44,51€ 20% OFF

 This volume is concerned with the philosophical foundations of Psychical Research. Traditional metaphysical theories have led to apparently insoluble problems concerning the nature of mind, of matter and the relation between the two.
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Matter, Mind And Meaning

by Whately Carington

~~55,64€~~ 44,51€ 20% OFF

 This volume is concerned with the philosophical foundations of Psychical Research. Traditional metaphysical theories have led to apparently insoluble problems concerning the nature of mind, of matter and the relation between the two.
ENGLISH

Mind And The Soul - An Introduction To The Philosophy Of Mind

by Jenny Teichman

~~55,64€~~ 44,51€ 20% OFF

 The concepts of mind and soul have occupied the thoughts of philosophers throughout the ages and have given rise to numerous conflicting theories.
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Mind And The Soul - An Introduction To The Philosophy Of Mind

by Jenny Teichman

~~55,64€~~ 44,51€ 20% OFF

 The concepts of mind and soul have occupied the thoughts of philosophers throughout the ages and have given rise to numerous conflicting theories.
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Cybernetics And The Philosophy Of Mind

by Kenneth Sayre

~~55,64€~~ 44,51€ 20% OFF

 This book, published in 1976, presents an entirely original approach to the subject of the mind-body problem, examining it in terms of the conceptual links between the physical sciences and the sciences of human behaviour. It is based on the cybernetic concepts of information and feedback and on the related concepts of thermodynamic and communication-theoretic entropy.The foundation of the approach is the theme of continuity between evolution, learning and human consciousness. The author defines life as a process of energy exchange between organism and environment, and evolution as a feedback process maintaining equilibrium between environment and reproductive group. He demonstrates that closely related feedback processes on the levels of the behaving organism and of the organism’s nervous system constitute the phenomena of learning and consciousness respectively. He analyses language as an expedient for extending human information-processing and control capacities beyond those provided by one’s own nervous system, and shows reason to be a mode of processing information in the form of concepts removed from immediate stimulus control. The last chapter touches on colour vision, pleasure and pain, intentionality, self-awareness and other subjective phenomena. Of special interest to the communication theorist and philosopher, this study is also of interest to psychologists and anyone interested in the connection between the physical and life sciences.
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Cybernetics And The Philosophy Of Mind

by Kenneth Sayre

~~55,64€~~ 44,51€ 20% OFF

 This book, published in 1976, presents an entirely original approach to the subject of the mind-body problem, examining it in terms of the conceptual links between the physical sciences and the sciences of human behaviour. It is based on the cybernetic concepts of information and feedback and on the related concepts of thermodynamic and communication-theoretic entropy.The foundation of the approach is the theme of continuity between evolution, learning and human consciousness. The author defines life as a process of energy exchange between organism and environment, and evolution as a feedback process maintaining equilibrium between environment and reproductive group. He demonstrates that closely related feedback processes on the levels of the behaving organism and of the organism’s nervous system constitute the phenomena of learning and consciousness respectively. He analyses language as an expedient for extending human information-processing and control capacities beyond those provided by one’s own nervous system, and shows reason to be a mode of processing information in the form of concepts removed from immediate stimulus control. The last chapter touches on colour vision, pleasure and pain, intentionality, self-awareness and other subjective phenomena. Of special interest to the communication theorist and philosopher, this study is also of interest to psychologists and anyone interested in the connection between the physical and life sciences.
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Physicalism

by K. V. Wilkes

~~64,91€~~ 51,93€ 20% OFF

 This study shows how the mind-body â€˜problemâ€™ separates into two distinct sets of issues: ontology and explanation, and argues that explanation â€" whether or not human behaviour can be explained in physical terms â€" is the more crucial. It contends that a functionalist methodology in psychology and neurophysiology will prove adequate to explain human behaviour. Originally published in 1978.
ENGLISH

Physicalism

by K. V. Wilkes

~~64,91€~~ 51,93€ 20% OFF

 This study shows how the mind-body â€˜problemâ€™ separates into two distinct sets of issues: ontology and explanation, and argues that explanation â€" whether or not human behaviour can be explained in physical terms â€" is the more crucial. It contends that a functionalist methodology in psychology and neurophysiology will prove adequate to explain human behaviour. Originally published in 1978.
ENGLISH

Values And Intentions - A Study In Value-Theory And Philosophy Of Mind

by J. N. Findlay

~~55,64€~~ 44,51€ 20% OFF

 This book, originally published in 1961, set out to justify, and to some extent carry out, a â€˜material value-ethicâ€™, ie. A systematic setting forth of the ends of rational action.
ENGLISH

Values And Intentions - A Study In Value-Theory And Philosophy Of Mind

by J. N. Findlay

~~55,64€~~ 44,51€ 20% OFF

 This book, originally published in 1961, set out to justify, and to some extent carry out, a â€˜material value-ethicâ€™, ie. A systematic setting forth of the ends of rational action.
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The Embodied Mind

by G. N. A. Vesey

~~168,98€~~ 135,18€ 20% OFF

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 This book rejects the panaceas of the Double Aspect Theory and the Identity Theory and investigates the possibility of accommodating this experience within a conceptual framework derived from Kant, the basis of which is the concept of mind, not as immaterial substance, but as a subject related, in experience, to its objects.
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Physicalism

by K. V. Wilkes

~~168,98€~~ 135,18€ 20% OFF

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 This study shows how the mind-body â€˜problemâ€™ separates into two distinct sets of issues: ontology and explanation, and argues that explanation â€" whether or not human behaviour can be explained in physical terms â€" is the more crucial. It contends that a functionalist methodology in psychology and neurophysiology will prove adequate to explain human behaviour. Originally published in 1978.
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Values And Intentions - A Study In Value-Theory And Philosophy Of Mind

by J. N. Findlay

~~256,86€~~ 205,49€ 20% OFF

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 This book, originally published in 1961, set out to justify, and to some extent carry out, a â€˜material value-ethicâ€™, ie. A systematic setting forth of the ends of rational action.
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The Mental As Physical

by Edgar Wilson

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 Originally published: London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1979.
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