Qualia and Mental Causation in a Physical World
Author | : Terence Horgan |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 283 |
Release | : 2015-03-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781316240731 |
ISBN-13 | : 1316240738 |
Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Download or read book Qualia and Mental Causation in a Physical World written by Terence Horgan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does mind fit into nature? Philosophy has long been concerned with this question. No contemporary philosopher has done more to clarify it than Jaegwon Kim, a distinguished analytic philosopher specializing in metaphysics and philosophy of mind. With new contributions from an outstanding line-up of eminent scholars, this volume focuses on issues raised in Kim's work. The chapters cluster around two themes: first, exclusion, supervenience, and reduction, with attention to the causal exclusion argument for which Kim is widely celebrated; and second, phenomenal consciousness and qualia, with attention to the prospects for a functionalist account of the mental. This volume is sure to become a major focus of attention and research in the disciplines of metaphysics and philosophy of mind.