Natural Minds

by Thomas W. Polger

Book Overview

In Natural Minds Thomas Polger advocates, and defends, the philosophical theory that mind equals brain -- that sensations are brain processes -- and in doing so brings the mind-brain identity theory back into the philosophical debate about consciousness. The version of identity theory that Polger advocates holds that conscious processes, events, states, or properties are type- identical to biological processes, events, states, or properties -- a "tough-minded"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262661969
• ISBN13: 9780262661966
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Bradford Book
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher