Objectivity, Simulation and the Unity of Consciousness: Current Issues in the Philosophy of Mind

by Christopher Peacocke

Book Overview

What is it to be capable of thoughts about an objective world? What is involved in the unity of consciousness? How is the ability to attribute attitudes to other persons to be understood? The three symposia in this volume develop new approaches to these central questions in the philosophy of mind. The contributors include leading philosophers of the middle and younger generation working in Britain. All the issues discussed have an interdisciplinary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197261671
• ISBN13: 9780197261675
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"