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Minds and Bodies: An Introduction with Readings
Author(s): Robert Wilkinson (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 28 Sept. 2000
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 0415212391
- ISBN-13: 9780415212397
Book Description
Minds and Bodies is a clear introduction to the mind-body problem. It requires no prior philosophical knowledge and is ideally suited to newcomers to philosophy and philosophy of mind.
Robert Wilkinson carefully introduces the fundamental components of the philosophy of mind: Descartes’s dualist account of mind and body; monist views including eliminativism; computer science and artificial intelligence. Each chapter is linked to a reading from key thinkers in the field, from Descartes to Paul Churchland.
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About the Author
Robert Wilkinson teaches at the Open University in Scotland. His previous publications include Thirty-five Oriental Philosophers (Routledge, 1994).
