Philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, philosophy of cognitive science kristie miller. Shaffer graduated from cornell in 1950 with a bachelors degree in philosophy. Medieval philosophy is conventionally construed as the philosophy of western europe between the decline of classical pagan culture and the renaissance. Click to read more about philosophy of mind by jerome a. With sorrow the department announces that emeritus professor jerome a. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading philosophy of mind. Consequently, what we have here is an argument for dualism. Shaffer, 97806637240, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The philosophy of mind and some ethical implications. The quest to understand the mind has motivated some of historys most profound thinkers.
It is excellently written, crammed with information, wise, and a pleasure to read. Mental events and the brain by jerome shaffer summary shaffer presents a pair of objections to the identity theory of mind the theory which says that mental events and properties are just brain events and properties. One might be tempted to answer that it is the study of philosophical questions concerning the mind and its properties questions such as whether the mind is distinct from the body or some part of it, such as the brain, and whether the mind has properties, such as consciousness, which are unique to it. The philosophy of mind and some ethical implications digital. In this regard, my approach differs from those that emphasize connections between the philosophy of mind and various empirical. Philosophy of mind philosophy of mind terminology and distinctions. The latest versions of adobe reader do not support viewing pdf files within firefox on mac os and if you are using a modern intel. Substance cartesian dualism minds and bodies are distinct because they have different properties extension bodies are extended in space and do not think consciousness minds are thinking things and are not extended. The original form of this argument is credited to max black by j. Prenticehall 1964 abstract this article has no associated abstract. Since 1997 i have been philosophy of mind editor for the stanford encyclopedia of philosophy, with coeditors daniel stoljar since 2003, susanna siegel since 20, and alex byrne, amy kind, and jeff speaks since 2015. Philosophy of mind, reflection on the nature of mental phenomena and especially on the relation of the mind to the body and to the rest of the physical world. Maslin, 2001 an introduction to the philosophy of mind.
The first edition of this book was a gem, a distinguished introduction to the topic and included important contributions of his own. It covers many of the central issues currently debated in the field in a way that is intended to be accessible to those without a formal background in philosophy. Philosophy of mind terminology and distinctions britannica. The concept of mind first published in 1949, gilbert ryles the concept of mind is one of the classics of twentiethcentury philosophy. Shaffer presents a pair of objections to the identity theory of mind the theory which says that mental events and properties.
Epistemology, philosophy of language, philosophy of religion on this site. Stacewalter 1950 rescher, nicholas 1950 wadelton, george a. Shaffer, author of philosophy of mind, on librarything. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The philosophy of mind and some ethical implications jerome a. Penfield noted that the mind of the patient was as independent of the reflex action as was the mind of the surgeon who listened and strove to understand.
The concept of mind with particular reference to the language. The philosophy of mind and some ethical implications by jerome. I wish in this chapter to discuss some issues in the philosophy of mind with particular reference to the traditional thought of the akans of ghana. Jaegwon kim 1996 philosophy of mind westview press. In the scientific search for the mind, the role of philosophers is to sharpen our concepts, untangle the morass of questions, and systematically explore alternate approaches. Jerry majored in philosophy at cornell, earning a b. Churchland, on eliminative materialism david braddonmitchell and frank jackson, from philosophy of mind and cognition john r. Graduate facultydorit baron professor philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, epistemology dorit. The latest versions of adobe reader do not support viewing pdf files within firefox. Cuypers perspectives in biology and medicine, volume 53, number 4, autumn 2010, pp. Processes and items encountered in daily life such as pain, pleasure, excitement, and anxiety use common linguistic terms as opposed to technical or scientific jargon. Study 68 terms philosophy 210 final flashcards quizlet. Strong dualism often called cartesian dualism is the view that mind and body are quite distinctkinds of thing while bodies are physical things,extendedin space. Only in our own time are we beginning to see the true complexity of this quest.
Philosophy of mind foundations of philosophy series. Statement by paul edwards concerning the supplementary volume of the encyclopedia of philosophy. Perhaps a computer could have a mind only if it were made up of the same kinds of neurons and chemicals of which human brains are composed. Jerome was born to wealthy christian parents in stridon, dalmatia near modern ljubljana, slovenia, and educated in rome, where he studied grammar, rhetoric, and philosophy. Penfield noted that the mind of the patient was as independent of the reflex action as was the mind of. Mental phenomena appear in the full variety of basic categories displayed by phenomena in most other domains, and it is often extremely important to bear in mind just which category is being discussed. Described by ryle as a sustained piece of analytical hatchetwork on cartesian dualism, the concept of mind is a radical and controversial attempt to jettison once and for all what ryle called the. Shaffer on the identity of mental states and brain processes.
The mind body problem rene descartes, dualism jerome shaffer, consciousness and the mind body problem paul churchland, a critique of dualism paul churchland, on functionalism and materialism thomas nagel, what is it like to be a bat. Part of the controversies in philosophy book series coiphil. The philosophy of mind and some ethical implications by. The most basic problem in the philosophy of mind is, naturally enough, what a mind is. A soul is said to have little in common with human bodies and other material objects. One aim of this book is to introduce readers with little or no background in philosophy to central issues in the philosophy of mind, and to do so in a way that highlights those issues metaphysical dimensions. Proceedings of the boston colloquium of the philosophy of science, 1961 1962, ed. Using a problemcentred 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. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. The main aim of a philosophy of mind can only be to reintroduce unity of idea and principle into the theory of mind, and so reinterpret the lesson of those aristotelian books. Jerome shaffer chaired the philosophy department at the university of connecticut for twenty years.
Thinking having freedom of choice is a mental event, yet can cause behavior to occur muscles move in response to a thought. Volume i, edited by jacob gould schurman president of cornell from 1892 to 1920, contained articles by william james and john dewey. He has published numerous essays in philosophy journals, the encyclopedia britannica, and other venues, and has written a book, reality, knowledge, and value for random house. In this book jonathan lowe offers a lucid and wideranging introduction to the philosophy of mind. There was a memorial in the storrs area on december 3.
The centre hosts many conferences, workshops and talks, produces the reasoner an interdisciplinary gazette, and runs the reasoning club. Author of reality, knowledge, and value, philosophy of mind foundations of philosophy, violence, philosophy of mind, violence, philosophy of mind jerome a. Shaffer s analytical rigor teases out the metaphysical and epistemological distinctions that are essential to informed discussions of the philosophy of mind. Publication date 1968 topics philosophical anthropology, persons, mind and body, act philosophy publisher. This book is an introductory survey of philosophy of mind, with brief incursions into the overlapping and adjoining field of philosophy of psychology. Medieval philosophy stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Every person hasor, on many versions of the view, simply is identical toa soul. He completed a phd at princeton in 1952 in just two years. Introduction to ethics 8140 aristotle and virtue ethics 141151.
In philosophy of mind and cognitive science, folk psychology, or commonsense psychology, is a human capacity to explain and predict the behavior and mental state of other people. Philosophy of mind, new york, harper and row publishers, 1966. Philosophy of psychology an outstanding introductory text in philosophy of psychology that lends itself readily to use in a variety of courses. Philosophy of mind foundations of philosophy 97806637240.
Critical concepts in philosophy chapter pdf available january 2011 with 12,827 reads how we measure reads. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. Neurophilosophy is exactly the introduction to the neurosciences that philosophers need, and exactly the introduction to philosophy of mind that neuroscientists need, and only someone who knew both fields very well could write it. Shaffer s essential claim is that since the awareness of a red afterimage is something entirely different from the awareness of a brain state, even if we had an exhaustive knowledge of the brain states, we could never equate a mental event with a brain state. One reason for restricting myself to just one small. The centre is run by the theoretical reasoning research group in the department of philosophy, but its members come from across the university. The philosophical mindbody problem and its relevance for. Mind body debate dualism vs monism simply psychology. Jerome shaffer, mental events and the brain philpapers. Smart, from sensations and brain processes jerome shaffer, against the identity theory paul m. Centre for reasoning coordinating multidisciplinary.
Philosophy of mind foundations of philosophy by shaffer, jerome a. Pdf on jan 1, 2000, olatunji alabi oyeshile and others published the problem of mind find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Ph20c philosophy of mind the university of the west. Such a broad topic cannot be covered in detail in a single article, and fortunately there is no need to do so, since other articles in this encyclopedia treat individual medieval philosophers. About the author jerome shaffer chaired the philosophy department at the university of connecticut for twenty years. Providing definitions of these basic categories is the task of metaphysics in general and will not be undertaken here. Shaffer the most basic problem in the philosophy of mind is, naturally enough, what a mind is.
Watanabe, satosi, a model of mind body relations in terms of modular logic, in boston studies in the philosophy of science. Jerome shaffer, professor emeritus of philosophy at the college of liberal arts and sciences at the university of connecticut, died nov. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Philosophy of mind foundations of philosophy series jerome a shaffer on. By now we have accumulated enough entries in the philosophy of mind that its the equivalent of a pretty. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. The philosophy of mind and some ethical implications by jerome a. Philosophy of mind foundations of philosophy first edition edition.
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