Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 240
Trim: 6½ x 9⅜
978-0-7425-4495-6 • Hardback • April 2006 • $144.00 • (£111.00)
978-0-7425-4496-3 • Paperback • March 2006 • $49.00 • (£38.00)
978-0-7425-7212-6 • eBook • April 2006 • $46.50 • (£36.00)
Jack S. Crumley II is professor of philosophy at The University of San Diego.
Part 1 Preface
Part 2 Introduction: Beginning Matters
Part 3 Part One: The Nature of the Mental and the Physical
Chapter 4 Dualism
Chapter 5 Only Skin Deep: Bahaviorism
Chapter 6 It's All in Your Brain: Type Identity Theory
Chapter 7 Diagramming the Mind: Functionalism
Chapter 8 Minds, Computers, and Biology: Functionalism II
Chapter 9 Does the Mental Matter? Eliminativism and Instrumentalism
Part 10 Part Two: The Function of the Mind
Chapter 11 Images and Concepts
Chapter 12 What Do You Have in Mind? Theories of Mental Content
Chapter 13 It's the Law: Mental Causation
Chapter 14 Consciousness from B to Z
Part 15 Glossary
Part 16 Index
Part 17 About the Author
Crumley's book offers a clear, well-developed introduction to the main problems in philosophy of mind. Crumley's conversational tone, lucid examples, and palpable enthusiasm for the philosophy of mind are sure to appeal to readers. It is well-suited to the mid-level undergraduate student with little or no background in philosophy while, at the same time, providing a comprehensive and accessible foray into very technical and complex issues that arise in philosophy of mind.
— Renée Smith, assistant professor of philosophy, Coastal Carolina University, and author, Readings About the Ultimate Questions: Thinking Abou
·Recap of key concepts, review questions for discussion, and recommendations for further reading at the end of each chapter
·Key terms and concepts bolded throughout, accompanied by extensive glossary
·Non-technical language makes material accessible to beginning philosophy students as well as scholars in allied disciplines such as cognitive psychology
·Extensive bibliography
·Index