Problems of Mind and Matter

Problems of Mind and Matter
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Publisher : CUP Archive
Total Pages : 254
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ISBN-10 : 0521091977
ISBN-13 : 9780521091978
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Book Synopsis Problems of Mind and Matter by : John Wisdom

Download or read book Problems of Mind and Matter written by John Wisdom and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1970 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Wisdom gives an elementary introduction to the applications in philosophy of the analytical method. He believes that the aim of analysis is clarity, whereas the aim of speculative philosophy is truth. After a brief introduction on what analysis is, he discusses the relation of body and mind and seeks for causal relations between mental and material events. He concludes this section with a chapter on Free will, before turning to perception and the external world.


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