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Cartesian Psychology and Physical Minds: Individualism and the Science of the...
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- Condition
- Good
- Seller notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
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- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 9780521597340
- Subject Area
- Body, Mind & Spirit, Philosophy, Psychology
- Publication Name
- Cartesian Psychology and Physical Minds : Individualism and the Science of the Mind
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Subject
- General, Logic
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Series
- Cambridge Studies in Philosophy Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Weight
- 12 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
052159734X
ISBN-13
9780521597340
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10038680542
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Publication Name
Cartesian Psychology and Physical Minds : Individualism and the Science of the Mind
Language
English
Subject
General, Logic
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Body, Mind & Spirit, Philosophy, Psychology
Series
Cambridge Studies in Philosophy Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
12 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Reviews
"Robert Wilson's intelligent and careful book is a smart step in the direction of anti-individualist wide psychology and a good help to clarify the terms of the debate." Augustin Vicente, Philosophy in Review, "The present work is a powerful addition to the debate concerning individualism. It value lies in its clear presentation and much-needed critical summary of recent developments in individualism." Choice, "The book offers an extensive critique of individualism in psychology...The author...opens the subject up for non-philosophers in psychology and computer science. He carefully examines the most influential arguments for individualism and identifies the main metaphysical assumptions underlying them...the book has implications for a very broad range of philosophical issues..." International Journal of Psychology, "This book offers an extensive critique of individualism in psychology....[Wilson] opens the subject up for non-philosophers in psychology and computer science. He carefully examines the most influential arguments for individualism and identifies the main metaphysical assumptions underlying them....the book has implications for a very broad philosophical range." International Journal of Psychology
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
128.2
Table Of Content
Preface; 1. Introduction: what is individualism in psychology?; Part I. On Arguments for Individualism: 2. An a priori argument: the argument from causal powers; 3. An Empirical Argument: The Computational Argument; 4. Methodological arguments; Part II. Psychological Explanation and Mental Causation: 5. Rethinking the Role of Causal Powers in Taxonomy and Explanation; 6. Making sense of mental causation; 7. The Place of Folk Psychology: Computationalism, Individualism and Narrow Content; Part III. The Case Against Individualism: 8. The Causal Depth and Theoretical appropriateness of wide psychology; 9. Individualistic visions of psychology: prospects and problems; 10. Conclusion: Cartesian psychology and the science of the mind; References; Index.
Synopsis
This book offers an extensive critique of individualism in psychology, a view that has been the subject of debate between philosophers such as Jerry Fodor and Tyler Burge for many years. Robert Wilson approaches individualism as an issue in the philosophy of science, and by discussing issues such as computationalism and the mind's modularity, he opens the subject up for nonphilosophers in psychology and computer science. Because the topic is so central to the philosophy of mind, an area generating enormous research and debate at present, the book has implications for a very broad range of philosophical issues., Professor Wilson carefully examines the most influential arguments for individualism and identifies the main metaphysical assumptions underlying them. Because the topic is so central to the philosophy of mind, a discipline generating enormous research and debate, the book has implications for a very broad range of philosophical issues ., This book offers a sustained critique of individualism in psychology, a view that has been the subject of debate between philosophers such as Jerry Fodor and Tyler Burge for many years. The author approaches individualism as an issue in the philosophy of science and by discussing issues such as computationalism and the mind's modularity he opens the subject up for non-philosophers in psychology and computer science. Professor Wilson carefully examines the most influential arguments for individualism and identifies the main metaphysical assumptions underlying them. Since the topic is so central to the philosophy of mind, a discipline generating enormous research and debate, the book has implications for a very broad range of philosophical issues including the naturalisation of intentionality, psychophysical supervenience, the nature of mental causation, and the viability of folk psychology.
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