| Mental Causation and the Metaphysics of Mind Contributor(s): Campbell, Neil (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1551115093 ISBN-13: 9781551115092 Publisher: Broadview Press Inc OUR PRICE: $46.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Mind & Body - Philosophy | Movements - Humanism |
| Dewey: 128 |
| Physical Information: 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since Descartes's division of the human subject into mental and physical components in the seventeenth century, there has been a great deal of discussion about how--"indeed, whether or not--"our mental states bring about our physical behaviour. Through historical and contemporary readings, this text explores the key figures and ideas that constitute this lively and influential issue. Part one introduces the problem of mental causation through selected writings by Rene Descartes, Thomas Henry Huxley, and William James. Part two explores the debate sparked by Donald Davidson's |