Minds, Causes and Mechanisms by Josep Corb
This text questions the internal consistency of causal physicalism and vindicates a novel approach to mental causation. The volume includes a lucid discussion of recent developments by philosophers such as Block, Davidson, Mellor, Putnam, Shoemaker and Yablo.
Christopher Hookway, University of Sheffield
'Minds, Causes, and Mechanisms is a timely and highly valuable contribution that will re-energize the ongoing debate and take it to another level. It offers refeshingly lucid and illuminating analysis and critique of the basic assumptions and arguments that have shaped the dominant physicalist outlook in this area, what Corbí and Prades call "causal physicalism". This book is an essential contribution. Highly recommended.'
Jaegwon Kim, Brown University
'A thorough and subtle critique of physicalism. After reading it, even committed physicalists may conclude that their doctrine is beyond resurrection.'
George Couvalis, Flinders University
Josep L. Prades was born in Valencia, Spain in 1954. He taught philosophy at the University of Murcia and is presently a lecturer at the University of Girona. He has published several studies of Wittgenstein's philosophy and papers on the philosophy of mind and epistemology.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780631218029 |
| ISBN 10 | 0631218025 |
| Title | Minds, Causes and Mechanisms |
| Author | Josep Corbí |
| Series | Aristotelian Society Monographs |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 1999-12-16 |
| Number of pages | 284 |
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