An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind

A lucid and wide-ranging introduction suitable for readers with a basic grounding in philosophy.

In this book Jonathan Lowe offers a lucid and wide-ranging introduction to the philosophy of mind. Using a problem-centred approach designed to stimulate as well as instruct, he begins with a general examination of the mind-body problem and moves on to detailed examination of more specific philosophical issues concerning sensation, perception, thought and language, rationality, artificial intelligence, action, personal identity and self-knowledge. His discussion is notably broad in scope, and distinctive in giving equal attention to deep metaphysical questions concerning the mind and to the discoveries and theories of modern scientific psychology. It will be of interest to any reader with a basic grounding in modern philosophy.

1. Introduction; 2. Minds, bodies and people; 3. Mental states; 4. Mental content; 5. Sensation and appearance; 6. Perception; 7. Thought and language; 8. Human rationality and artificial intelligence; 9. Action, intention and will; 10. Personal identity and self-knowledge.

In this 2000 book Jonathan Lowe offers a lucid and wide-ranging introduction to the philosophy of mind. His discussion begins with the mind-body problem and moves on to issues such as perception, action, rationality and self-knowledge. It will be of interest to any reader with a basic grounding in modern philosophy.