William S. Robinson

Epiphenomenal Mind

An Integrated Outlook on Sensations, Beliefs, and Pleasure

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According to epiphenomenalism, our behavior is caused by events in our brains that also cause our mentality. This resulting mentality reflects our brains' organization, but does not in turn cause anything. This book defends an epiphenomenalist account of philosophy of mind. It builds on the author's previous work by moving beyond a discussion of sensations to apply an epiphenomenalist outlook to other aspects of mental causation such as beliefs, desires, pleasure, and displeasure. The first four chapters of the book argue for a dualistic theory of sensations and develop an epiphenomenalist version of dualism. The remaining chapters discuss pr… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-429-78770-6
EAN: 9780429787706
Produktnummer: 29289940
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Seitenangabe: 212 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 874 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Abbildungen: 5 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 1 schwarz-weiße Fotos, 4 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen

Über den Autor

William S. Robinson is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Iowa State University. He writes on a variety of topics in philosophy of mind. Previous books include Understanding Phenomenal Consciousness (2004) and, for a more general audience, Your Brain and You (2010).