Knowledge, thought, and the case for dualism /
The relationship between mind and matter, mental states and physical states, has occupied the attention of philosophers for thousands of years. Richard Fumerton's primary concern is the knowledge argument for dualism - an argument that proceeds from the idea that we can know truths about our ex...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in philosophy.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Setting the stage
- 2. Distinctions: versions of physicalism and dualism
- 3. Ontological priorities: taking phenomenology seriously
- 4. Knowledge arguments revisited
- 5. Indirect thought and informative identity
- 6. An ontologically liberating skepticism: the last hope for physicalism
- 7. Objections and replies
- 8. The ubiquitous self: a brief postscript.
