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The Existence of Mind - Couverture souple

Bernier, Richard J

 
9783836435161: The Existence of Mind
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3836435160 ISBN 13 : 9783836435161
Editeur : VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K., 2008

Synopsis

In philosophy of mind, mind-body or "substance" dualism holds that the mind is a real, non-material entity distinct from the brain. Though this position was once the standard view of most Western thinkers, it is now often regarded as thoroughly discredited. This book seeks to identify the major arguments that have been raised to refute substance dualism and in turn offers a robust defence of dualism as the most plausible model of the mind-brain relation-ship as well as some replies to the opposing arguments. The author main-tains that perspectives as diverse as epistemology, phenomenology and even evolutionary biology converge in support of substance dualism and that it is the view most compatible with the ethical and anthropological claims of Christian theology. This work will be of interest to those working in philo-sophy of mind, psychology and neuroscience as well as to scholars of theo-logy and religion.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Revision with unchanged content. In philosophy of mind, mind-body or "substance" dualism holds that the mind is a real, non-material entity distinct from the brain. Though this position was once the standard view of most Western thinkers, it is now often regarded as thoroughly discredited. This book seeks to identify the major arguments that have been raised to refute substance dualism and in turn offers a robust defence of dualism as the most plausible model of the mind-brain relation­ship as well as some replies to the opposing arguments. The author main­tains that perspectives as diverse as epistemology, phenomenology and even evolutionary biology converge in support of substance dualism and that it is the view most compatible with the ethical and anthropological claims of Christian theology. This work will be of interest to those working in philo­sophy of mind, psychology and neuroscience as well as to scholars of theo­logy and religion.

Biographie de l'auteur

is Director of the Newman Centre atMcGill University (Montreal, Canada).He has done postgraduate work atthe Pontifical Lateran University (Rome),Concordia University (Montreal) and McGill.

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Éditeur
VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3836435160
ISBN 13 
9783836435161
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
120
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Personne responsable
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