Modern Philosophy Of Mind by William Lyons
A clear, accessible survey of central issues in contemporary philosophy of mind that maps major positions—behaviorism, identity theories, functionalism, dualism, and eliminative materialism—and critically examines how they handle problems of consciousness, qualia, intentionality, mental content, and mental causation. The book explicates concepts such as reductionism, nonreductive physicalism, supervenience, multiple realizability, and higher-order accounts of consciousness, evaluates empirical and conceptual objections to rival theories, and considers the implications of cognitive science for traditional philosophical questions. Its aim is to clarify the conceptual terrain of mind–brain debates and to orient readers toward a naturalistic, scientifically informed approach to understanding mental phenomena.
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