Philosophy of mind

Kirk Ludwig presents a philosophical account of institutional action, such as action by corporations and nation states, arguing that it can be understood exhaustively in terms of the agency of individuals and concepts constructed out of materials that are already at play in our understanding of individual action.

The nature and reality of self is a subject of increasing prominence among Western philosophers of mind and cognitive scientists.

For much of the past two millennia philosophers have embraced a priori knowledge and have thought that the a priori plays an important role in philosophy itself.

Intuitions may seem to play a fundamental role in philosophy: but their role and their value have been challenged recently.

Metacognition refers to our awareness of our own mental processes, such as perceiving, remembering, learning, and problem solving.

Metacognition refers to our awareness of our own mental processes, such as perceiving, remembering, learning, and problem solving.

Psychoanalysis is often equated with Sigmund Freud, but this comparison ignores the wide range of clinical practices, observational methods, general theories, and cross-pollinations with other disciplines that characterise contemporary psychoanalytic work.

Psychoanalysis is often equated with Sigmund Freud, but this comparison ignores the wide range of clinical practices, observational methods, general theories, and cross-pollinations with other disciplines that characterise contemporary psychoanalytic work.

Confabulations are recitations of events and experiences that never happened, ranging from incorrect responses to questions to a blatant confusion of reality.

Confabulations are recitations of events and experiences that never happened, ranging from incorrect responses to questions to a blatant confusion of reality.

Psychiatry Reborn: Biopsychosocial Psychiatry in Modern Medicine is a comprehensive collection of essays by leading experts in the field, and provides a timely reassessment of the biopsychosocial approach in psychiatry.

Psychiatry Reborn: Biopsychosocial Psychiatry in Modern Medicine is a comprehensive collection of essays by leading experts in the field, and provides a timely reassessment of the biopsychosocial approach in psychiatry.

Oxford Studies in Agency and Responsibility is a series of volumes presenting outstanding new work on a set of connected themes, investigating such questions as: What does it mean to be an agent?

Philosophers working on the ontology of mind have highlighted various distinctions that can be drawn between the ways in which different aspects of our minds fill time.

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Perception is a survey by leading philosophical thinkers of contemporary issues and new thinking in philosophy of perception.

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Perception is a survey by leading philosophical thinkers of contemporary issues and new thinking in philosophy of perception.

One of the most important problems of modern philosophy concerns the place of the mind -- and, in particular, of consciousness, meaning, and intentionality -- in a physical universe.

This book comprises 26 exciting chapters by internationally renowned scholars, addressing the central psychological process separating humans from other animals: the ability to imagine the thoughts and feelings of others, and to reflect on the contents of our own mindsa theory of mind (ToM).

This book comprises 26 exciting chapters by internationally renowned scholars, addressing the central psychological process separating humans from other animals: the ability to imagine the thoughts and feelings of others, and to reflect on the contents of our own mindsa theory of mind (ToM).

Philosophy has much to offer psychiatry, not least regarding ethical issues, but also issues regarding the mind, identity, values, and volition.

Philosophy has much to offer psychiatry, not least regarding ethical issues, but also issues regarding the mind, identity, values, and volition.

This volume offers a much needed shift of focus in the study of emotion in the history of philosophy.

Building Better Beings presents a new theory of moral responsibility.

Synesthesia is a fascinating phenomenon which has captured the imagination of scientists and artists alike.

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Vision, more than any other sense, dominates our mental life.

Vision, more than any other sense, dominates our mental life.

Anthony Everett defends the commonsense view that there are no such things as fictional people, places, and things.

During the last three decades, there have been enormous advances in our understanding of the neural mechanisms of selective attention at the network as well as the cellular level.

During the last three decades, there have been enormous advances in our understanding of the neural mechanisms of selective attention at the network as well as the cellular level.

In Consciousness and the Limits of Objectivity Robert J.

It is only in the past 20 years that the concept of 'recovery' from mental health has been more widely considered and researched.

Eugene Marshall presents an original, systematic account of Spinoza's philosophy of mind, in which the mind is presented as an affective mechanism, one that, when rational, behaves as a spiritual automaton.

Charles Travis presents a series of connected essays on current topics in philosophy of perception.

Many philosophers think that if you're morally responsible for a state of affairs, you must be a cause of it.

David Chalmers develops a picture of reality on which all truths can be derived from a limited class of basic truths.

David Chalmers develops a picture of reality on which all truths can be derived from a limited class of basic truths.

This volume is a collective exploration of major themes in the work of Crispin Wright, one of today's leading philosophers.

Hilary Kornblith presents a new account of reflection, and its importance for knowledge, reasoning, freedom, and normativity.

The analysis of the connections between truth, meaning, thought, and action poses a major philosophical challenge--one that Donald Davidson addressed by establishing a unified theory of language and mind.

Duncan Pritchard offers an original defence of epistemological disjunctivism.

John Gibbons presents an original account of epistemic normativity.

An international team of contributors presents new work on the importance of ontology for a central debate in philosophy of mind.

Tim Button explores the relationship between words and world; between semantics and scepticism.

What is belief?

Cognition Through Understanding presents a selection of Tyler Burge's essays that use epistemology to illumine powers of mind.

In recent decades there has been a shift in focus from psychological and social problems-what might be called the "e;dark side"e; of humanity-to human well-being and flourishing.

Metasemantics comprises new work on the philosophical foundations of linguistic semantics, by a diverse group of established and emerging experts in the philosophy of language, metaphysics, and the theory of content.

Causality and Mind presents seventeen of Nicholas Jolley's essays on early modern philosophy, which focus on two main themes.

How are truths about physical and mental states related?