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Matters of the Mind

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By: William H. Lyons

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Paperback | 29 June 2001 | Edition Number 1

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In "Matters of the Mind," William Lyons presents a popular and authoritative account of the very dramatic shifts of viewpoint in thinking about the mind in philosophy. Lyons gives us the perfect introduction to the philosophy of the mind by chronicling over a century of discussion in a highly readable style, presenting arguments within their historical, philosophical, and scientific contexts. Moving from the behaviorists' attack on Cartesianism, through the materialist and then the functionalist positions, and on to the "hard problem" of the relationship of brain states to consciousness, "Matters of the Mind" provides a fascinating story of the crucial debates about the nature of mind in our time.

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"Vividly and accessibly written, with delightful illustrations and anecdotes." -Timothy Williamson, Oxford University "This is an excellent introductory philosophy of the mind text. Lyons writes with great clarity and precision... It is extremely accessible, jargon-free, and covers a great deal of material. For a small book, the depth of exposition is exceptional." -"Australasian Journal of Philosophy "A marvelous book, meticulously researched." -Jack Copeland, University of Canterbury New Zealand and Director of the Turing Archive "This is a highly attractive book which is also wholly authoritative." -Geoffrey Madell, University of Edinburgh

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Non-Fiction Philosophy Philosophy of The Mind History of Western Philosophy Epistemology & The Theory of Knowledge Metaphysics & Ontology

List of figures	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Chronology	p. xvii
The Twilight of the 'Two Worlds' View	p. 1
The soul clapped hands	p. 1
The Cartesian legacy	p. 13
Gaps in the theory	p. 24
Practical problems	p. 30
Observing the Human Animal	p. 37
The behaviourist manifesto	p. 37
Logical positivism and the 'logico-linguistic turn'	p. 45
Philosophical or logical behaviourism	p. 54
'The problem of diffuseness'	p. 62
'The problem of privacy'	p. 68
Nothing but the Brain	p. 79
New knowledge about the brain	p. 79
The 'identity theory' of mind	p. 94
Identities prove elusive	p. 107
'Out of date, eliminate'	p. 114
The labelling fallacy	p. 121
Computers to the Rescue	p. 129
Computers come of age	p. 129
Computer programs and human intelligence	p. 142
The mind as the computer's software	p. 151
Functionalism becomes the orthodoxy of the day	p. 156
Chinese puzzles	p. 162
Absent qualia, inverted spectra and blindsight	p. 168
The Bogey of Consciousness	p. 175
The case of the guillotined head	p. 175
Of bats and eels	p. 180
Subjectivity	p. 185
The appearance of the Djin	p. 189
Epistemological pessimism	p. 196
Knowing how and knowing why	p. 202
The Pit and the Pendulum	p. 209
The pit and the pendulum	p. 209
Avoiding philosophical anorexia	p. 214
Substituting scientia for science	p. 220
Admitting consciousness into the realm of the physical	p. 230
Avoiding double vision	p. 236
Minds, and who may have them	p. 241
A Lamarckian valediction	p. 252
Notes	p. 255
Bibliography	p. 273
Index	p. 283
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