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Philosophy of Mind

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From Plato's cave to Dennett's emergent systems, "Teach Yourself Philosophy of Mind " explores more than two millennia of thought on the knottiest of all philosophical questions.

What is the mind? Is it a function of language, a neuropsychological artifact, or a metaphysical essence?

Will machines ever be conscious? Is free will just an illusion? Beginning with the pre-Socratics and moving up through the latest in cognitive science, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence, this book explores major thinking on consciousness, memory, creativity, and other major concepts in the philosophy of mind.

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McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
0071429875 / 9780071429870
Paperback
128.2
United States
166 pages
127 x 197 mm, 181 grams
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