Qualia and Mental Causation in a Physical World: Themes from the Philosophy of Jaegwon Kim (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107434882)

How does mind fit into nature? Philosophy has long been concerned with this question. No contemporary philosopher has done more to clarify it than Jaegwon Kim, a distinguished analytic philosopher specializing in metaphysics and philosophy of mind. With new contributions from an outstanding line-up of eminent scholars, this volume focuses on issues raised in Kim's work. The chapters cluster around two themes: first, exclusion, supervenience, and reduction, with attention to the causal exclusion argument for which Kim is widely celebrated; and second, phenomenal consciousness and qualia, with attention to the prospects for a functionalist account of the mental. This volume is sure to become a major focus of attention and research in the disciplines of metaphysics and philosophy of mind.

Author: Terence Horgan
ISBN-10: 1107434882
ISBN-13: 9781107434882
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2016
Pages: 282
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d