当代心灵哲学导论（第三版）

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1、PhilosophyofMindWhenfirstpublished,JohnHeil’sintroductionquicklybecameawidelyusedguideforstudentswithlittleornobackgroundinphilosophytocentralissuesofphilosophyofmind.Heilprovidedanintroductionfreeofformal-isms,technicaltrappings,andspecializedterminology.Heofferedclearargum

2、entsandexplanations,focusingontheontologicalbasisofmentalityanditsplaceinthematerialworld.Thebookconcludedwithasystematicdiscussionofquestionsthebookraises–andasketchofaunifiedmeta-physicsofmind–thusinvitingscholarlyattentionwhileprovidingabookverywellsuitedforanintroductory

3、course.ThisThirdEditionbuildsonthesestrengths,andincorporatesnewmaterialontheoriesofconsciousness,computationalism,theLanguageofThought,andanimalmindsaswellasotheremergingareasofresearch.Withanupdatedreadinglistattheendofeachchapterandarevisedbibli-ography,thisneweditionwill

4、againmakeittheindispensableprimerforanyoneseekingbetterunderstandingofthecentralmetaphysicalissuesinphilosophyofmind.JohnHeilisProfessorofPhilosophyatWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis.HispreviouspublicationsincludeTheUniverseasWeFindIt(2012)andFromanOntologicalPointofView(2003)

5、.RoutledgeContemporaryIntroductionstoPhilosophySerieseditor:PaulKMoser,LoyolaUniversityofChicagoThisinnovative,well-structuredseriesisforstudentswhohavealreadydoneanintroductorycourseinphilosophy.Eachbookintroducesacoregeneralsubjectincontemporaryphilosophyandoffersstudentsa

6、naccessiblebutsubstantialtransitionfromintroductorytohigher-levelcollegeworkinthatsubject.Theseriesisaccessibletonon-specialistsandeachbookclearlymoti-vatesandexpoundstheproblemsandpositionsintroduced.Anorientatingchapterbrieflyintroducesitstopicandremindsreadersofanycrucial

7、materialtheyneedtohaveretainedfromatypicalintroductorycourse.Considerableattentionisgiventoexplainingthecentralphilosophicalproblemsofasubjectandthemaincompetingsolutionsandargumentsforthosesolutions.Theprimaryaimistoeducatestudentsinthemainproblems,positionsandargumentsofco

8、ntemporaryphilosophyratherthantoconvincestudentsofasingleposition.AncientPh