A Materialist Theory of the Mind

By: D.M. Armstrong

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Paperback | 23 September 1993 | Edition Number 2

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400 Pages

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21.59 x 13.97 x 2.08

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This classic work of recent philosophy was first published in 1968, and remains the most compelling and comprehensive statement of the view that the mind is material or physical. In "A Materialist Theory of the Mind," D. M. Armstrong provided insight into the debate surrounding the relationship of the mind and body. He put forth a detailed materialist account of all the main mental phenomena, including perception, sensation, belief, the will, introspection, mental images, and consciousness. This causal analysis of mental concepts, along with the similar theory by David Lewis, has come to dominate all subsequent debates in the philosophy of mind.
In the preface to this updated edition, Armstrong reflects on the impact of the book, and places it in the context of subsequent developments. A full bibliography of all the key writings that have appeared in the materialist debate is also provided.

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"Armstrong's was the most important book to appear in the philosophy of mind in decades. . . . And the work remains contemporary in its approach now more than twenty years later. A reissue is a very welcome event, especially welcome for Armstrong's long and informative new preface; he gives some valuable historical background, makes some clarifications, relates his views to subsequent discussion, and updates and revises where appropriate. This edition should become a staple for the new generation of philosophers of mind."-William G. Lycan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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