Teach Yourself Philosophy of Mind

ISBN: 9780071429870

作者: Mel Thompson

出版社: McGraw-Hill Professional

出版年: 2004-1

页数: 166

定价: $ 13.50

内容简介

From Plato's cave to Dennett's emergent systems, "Teach Yourself Philosophy of Mind " explores more than two millennia of thought on the knottiest of all philosophical questions. What is the mind? Is it a function of language, a neuropsychological artifact, or a metaphysical essence? Will machines ever be conscious? Is free will just an illusion? Beginning with the pre-Socratics and moving up through the latest in cognitive science, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence, this book explores major thinking on consciousness, memory, creativity, and other major concepts in the philosophy of mind.