Philosophy of Mind, Andrew Pessin
Philosophy of Mind, Andrew Pessin
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Philosophy of Mind

Author: Andrew Pessin

Narrator: Andrew Pessin

Unabridged: 8 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/17/2010


Synopsis

The nature of the mind lies at the heart of the eternal human quest for understanding. What does it mean to think? What is the relation between mind and body, and where do we draw the line between physical and mental? With an enthusiastic and scholarly approach, Professor Andrew Pessin of Connecticut College addresses these and other questions, including a studied look at beliefs, consciousness, groundbreaking thought experiments, and whether or not computers can ever truly think.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah on October 20, 2009

I went back and read this cover to cover. Some of the articles blew my mind, and I'd give them 12 stars if I could. Others are snoozefests. Depends on what kind of philosophy you like. Either way, I have never written so many notes in the margin of a book in my entire life. And on papers stuck into......more

Goodreads review by Richard on April 14, 2014

I used this book extensively on the Philosophy of Mind module on my philosophy degree. It has a wide range of papers you could spend an age trying to find individually, including many of the classic and often referenced examples from Nagel, Jackson, Putnam, Burge, Lewis, Fodor and Kim - not to forge......more

Goodreads review by Donovan on March 02, 2024

Not by choice but did finish this yesterday so I’m putting it up here. Descartes was not my favorite tbh. cogito ergo sum......more

Goodreads review by Michael on September 01, 2014

I read this compendium of major contributions to philosophy of mind during my undergraduate studies. I found the scope of culled readings sufficiently wide in scope to provide a firm grounding in the dialectical exchange. This was done without expense to the anthology's objective to provide only an......more

Goodreads review by Morris on July 29, 2018

for reference......more