Understanding Physicalism 9783110688429, 9783110688368, 9783111125008

Physicalism is a metaphysical thesis easily presented in slogan form – there is nothing over and above the physical – bu

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Understanding Physicalism
9783110688429, 9783110688368, 9783111125008

Physicalism is a metaphysical thesis easily presented in slogan form – there is nothing over and above the physical – bu

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This stimulating book critically examines a wide range of physicalistic conceptions of mind in the works of Jerry A. Fod

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This work advances a theory in the metaphysics of phenomenal consciousness, which the author labels “e-physicalism”. Fir

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In this book, Derk Pereboom explores how physicalism might best be formulated and defended against the best anti-physica

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Contemporary discussions in philosophy of mind have largely been shaped by physicalism, the doctrine that all phenomena

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Consciousness and Physicalism: A Defense of a Research Program explores the nature of consciousness and its place in the

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Julia Kristeva has revolutionized the study of modernism by developing a theoretical approach that is uniquely attuned t

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Over the past three decades, Jean-Luc Nancy has become one of the most celebrated contemporary philosophers. His remarka

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Maurice Blanchot occupies a central though still-overlooked position in the Anglo-American reception of 20th-century con

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SlavojŽižek is one of today’s leading theorists, whose polemical works span topics from German idealism to Lacanian psyc

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