Philosophy of Mind
- Synopsis
- This programme explores the mind/matter dichotomy as seen by a range of philosophers, including Descartes, Wittgenstein, Leibniz, Mill, Gilbert Ryle, Willard Van Orman Quine, Thomas Nagel, and John Searle.
Three contemporary philosophersColin McGinn and Brian McLaughlin, both of Rutgers University, and New York University’s Ned Blockexplore their own views on the subject, with reference to Descartes’s ‘Meditations’, Wittgenstein’s ‘Philosophical Investigations’, and Quine’s ‘Mind and Verbal Dispositions’ are consulted.
The DVD version has on-demand English subtitles and can be viewed using a DVD player or computer DVD-ROM drive - Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Subjects
- Philosophy
- Keywords
- cognition; history of philosophy; identity; Ryle, Gilbert; Wittgenstein, Ludwig; Descartes, Rene; Mill, John Stuart (1806-1873)
Credits
- Contributor
- Brian McLaughlin; Colin McGinn; Ned Block
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 0 NTSC
- Price
- £35.00
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 47 minutes
- Year
- 2014
Distributor
- Name
Artfilms Europe
- info@artfilms.com.au
- Web
- http://www.artfilms.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 208 265 1752
- Fax
- +44 207 117 5174
- Address
- PO Box 71507
London
SE10 1BY
United Kingdom - Notes
- Artfilms Europe is the European distributor of the collection of Contemporary Arts Media, Australia (previously known as Hush Video). The collection originally specialised in drama and the performing arts but has since widened its remit across the arts spectrum to include visual arts, design, architecture, new media and digital arts in its collection of over 5,000 titles. Separate subject catalogues, printed or online in pdf format, are available for theatre, dance, visual arts, film & cinema, new media, music, performance art and communication & culture. Sale on DVD or streamed on a pay-per-view or subscription basis from www.artfiflms-digital.com. From 2015, private users can subscribe via a digital site licence for £8 per month, allowing access to a selection of 300 - 400 films.
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