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An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind

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2nd edition of this well respected and popular introduction to the philosophy of mind
fully updated and expanded throughout
includes a new chapter which explores Aristotles philosophy of psychology and mind
designed to help students think for themselves and contains exercises throughout the text to stimulate and challenge the reader
an excellent introduction to this subject for A-Level and first year undergraduates

332 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2001

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July 21, 2017
کتاب مرور‌ی است گذرا بر مباحث اصلی فلسفه ذهن، هرچند تمام مباحث را پوشش نمی‌دهد. شیوه طرح مباحث به گونه‌ای است که پس از طرح ایده‌ی نظریه‌ای خاص، استدلالات موافق و مخالف آن مطرح می‌شود. با توجه به این که کتابی مقدماتی است نمی‌توان انتظار داشت که به استدلالات و براهین به طور جزئی پرداخته شود. مؤلف خود را ملزم کرده که به طور سطحی به استدلالات بپردازد و نقایص را با ارجاع به سایر کتب و مقالات جبران کند. از نظر من بعضی جاها، همان طرح اولیه نیز بدون اشراف بر منابع بالادستی قابل فهم نیست. مورد قابل توجه بعدی ترجمه‌ی کتاب است که چنگی به دل نمی‌زند. خیلی جاها ترجمه لفظ به لفظ فهم متن را دشوار کرده و انتخاب واژگان و الفاظ بدون توضیحات تکمیلی در پاورقی خواننده را گیج می‌کند. حروف‌نگاری کتاب هم به نظر بنده شلخته و بی‌نظم است.
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54 reviews4 followers
April 26, 2022
Uma boa introdução ao tema. O texto é bem organizado e apresenta com clareza algumas das questões centrais da Filosofia da Mente, como o problema mente/corpo e o problema da identidade pessoal. Senti falta, no entanto, do tratamento de tópicos mais recentes - e interessantes - dessa área, como a mente estendida e o enativismo, o que acabou reduzindo o valor do livro a uma reconstrução dos debates que foram conduzidos no século XX.
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August 7, 2024
Meh. In my opinion not great for beginners because for most of it I was lost and wondering what half the words meant (and I'm not completely stupid). Also the break downs using variables like x and y were rarely helpful and were confusing. Don't even get me started about the chapter that dealt with the Turing machine and the coke machine example.
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May 30, 2010
Great beginner's introduction to philosophy of mind. Very reader friendly and gives advice for further reading.
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