Being reduced : new essays on reduction, explanation, and causation /

Is the mind nothing but neural firings in the brain? Are we just a bunch of neurons? If the mind is just the brain, then how can we act as genuine, responsible agents in the world? Being Reduced attempts to understand these questions.

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Weitere Titel:
New essays on reduction, explanation, and causation
Reduction, explanation, and causation
1. Verfasser:
Hohwy
Weitere Verfasser:
Hohwy, Jakob (HerausgeberIn), Kallestrup, Jesper (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Zusammenfassung:
Is the mind nothing but neural firings in the brain? Are we just a bunch of neurons? If the mind is just the brain, then how can we act as genuine, responsible agents in the world? Being Reduced attempts to understand these questions.
Umfang:
1 online resource (viii, 312 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780191549557
019154955X
9786611825478
1-281-82547-6
0-19-154955-X
0-19-170597-7
Schlagworte:
Philosophy of mind.
Mind and body.
Reductionism.
Materialism.
Brain.
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