The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Mind
Edited by Ansgar Beckermann, Brian P. McLaughlin, and Sven Walter
Abstract
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Mind presents a guide on the philosophy of mind. The study of the mind has always been one of the main preoccupations of philosophers, and has been a booming area of research in recent decades, with remarkable advances in psychology and neuroscience. A leading international team of contributors offer forty-five critical surveys of a wide range of topics relating to the mind. The first two sections cover the place of the mind in the natural world: its ontological status, how it fits into the causal fabric of the universe, and the nature of consciousness. The third section focuses on the much-debated subjects of content and intentionality. The fourth section examines a variety of mental capacities, including memory, imagination, and emotion. The fifth section looks at epistemic issues, in particular regarding knowledge of one's own and other minds. The volume concludes with a section on self, personhood, and agency.
Keywords:
psychology,
neuroscience,
natural world,
ontological status,
causal fabric,
universe,
consciousness,
content,
intentionality,
mental capacities,
memory,
imagination,
emotion,
epistemic issues,
knowledge,
self,
personhood,
agency
Bibliographic Information
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Print Publication Date:
- Jan 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780199262618
- Published online:
- Sep 2009
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199262618.001.0001
Editors
Ansgar Beckermann,
editor
Ansgar Beckermann is Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, University of Bielefeld.
Brian P. McLaughlin,
editor
Brian P. McLaughlin is Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
Sven Walter,
editor
Sven Walter is Assistant Professor, Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrueck.
