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)

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