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The Minds of the Moderns : Rationalism, Empiricism and Philosophy of Mind.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2009Copyright date: ©2009Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (304 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781317492412
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Minds of the ModernsDDC classification:
  • 190.9/032
LOC classification:
  • B801 .T46 2014
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- I Descartes -- 1. Does Descartes think minds are substances? -- 2. Descartes on self-knowledge -- 3. Human consciousness and the rational soul -- 4. Mental causation -- 5. Mental representation -- II Spinoza -- 6. Is the mind a substance for Spinoza? -- 7. Spinoza and self-knowledge -- 8. The subject of thought and consciousness -- 9. Spinoza and mental causation -- 10. Spinoza on representation -- III Leibniz -- 11. Is the mind a substance for Leibniz? -- 12. Self-knowledge and the monads -- 13. Leibniz on consciousness and unconscious perceptions -- 14. Leibniz and the problem of mental causation -- 15. Leibniz and representation -- IV Locke -- 16. Is the mind a substance for Locke? -- 17. Locke's views on self-knowledge -- 18. Locke on consciousness -- 19. Locke on mental causation -- 20. Locke on representation -- V Berkeley -- 21. Minds are the only substances -- 22. What do we know about our own minds or selves? -- 23. What is the nature of consciousness for Berkeley? -- 24. Berkeley's problem of mental causation -- 25. What is Berkeley's theory of mental representation and intentionality? -- VI Hume -- 26. Is the mind a substance for Hume? -- 27. Hume and self-knowledge -- 28. Hume's notion of consciousness -- 29. Hume on mental causation -- 30. Hume on representation -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Presents an examination of the ideas of the early modern philosophers on the nature of mind. This book examines the metaphysical character of minds and mental states. It discusses the problem of mental causation and the nature of representation and intentionality. It is suitable for courses in the philosophy of mind and philosophy of psychology.
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- I Descartes -- 1. Does Descartes think minds are substances? -- 2. Descartes on self-knowledge -- 3. Human consciousness and the rational soul -- 4. Mental causation -- 5. Mental representation -- II Spinoza -- 6. Is the mind a substance for Spinoza? -- 7. Spinoza and self-knowledge -- 8. The subject of thought and consciousness -- 9. Spinoza and mental causation -- 10. Spinoza on representation -- III Leibniz -- 11. Is the mind a substance for Leibniz? -- 12. Self-knowledge and the monads -- 13. Leibniz on consciousness and unconscious perceptions -- 14. Leibniz and the problem of mental causation -- 15. Leibniz and representation -- IV Locke -- 16. Is the mind a substance for Locke? -- 17. Locke's views on self-knowledge -- 18. Locke on consciousness -- 19. Locke on mental causation -- 20. Locke on representation -- V Berkeley -- 21. Minds are the only substances -- 22. What do we know about our own minds or selves? -- 23. What is the nature of consciousness for Berkeley? -- 24. Berkeley's problem of mental causation -- 25. What is Berkeley's theory of mental representation and intentionality? -- VI Hume -- 26. Is the mind a substance for Hume? -- 27. Hume and self-knowledge -- 28. Hume's notion of consciousness -- 29. Hume on mental causation -- 30. Hume on representation -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Presents an examination of the ideas of the early modern philosophers on the nature of mind. This book examines the metaphysical character of minds and mental states. It discusses the problem of mental causation and the nature of representation and intentionality. It is suitable for courses in the philosophy of mind and philosophy of psychology.

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