01448nam a2200229 i 4500 250526m19881986xx 001 0 und d 0-521-31250-7 GCL 128.2 SMI Smith, Peter The Philosophy of Mind : An Introduction / Peter Smith and O.R. Jones Cmbridge University Press, USA : 1988. 282 pages : pbk. 155 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes Index. This is a straightforward, elementary textbook for beginning students of philosophy. The general aim is to provide a clear introduction to the main issues arising in the philosophy of mind. Part I discusses the Cartesian dualist view which many find initially appealing, and contains a careful examination of arguments for and against. Part II introduces the broadly functionalist type of physicalism which has Aristotelian roots. This approach is developed to yield accounts of perception, action, belief and desire, and the emerging theory of the mind is compared at each stage with rival historical and contemporary views. In Part III the functionalist approach is further explored in giving analyses of sensation, thought and freedom of will. The discussions throughout are exceptionally clear, and the Philosophy Jones, O. R. ddc 0 0 ddc 0 128_200000000000000_SMI 0 5353 LPL LPL BK 2025-05-26 0 128.2 SMI 8765 2025-05-26 10:27:37 2025-05-26 BK 4412 4412