{"product_id":"9781119637004","title":"Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Mind","description":"\u003ch3\u003eContemporary Debates in Philosophy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eContemporary Debates in Philosophy of Mind\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBrian P. McLaughlin | Jonathan Cohen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ History \u0026amp; Surveys \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA timely collection of debates concerning the major themes and topics in philosophy of mind, fully updated with new topics covering the latest developments in the field\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary Debates in Philosophy of Mind \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a lively and engaging introduction to the conceptual background, ongoing debates, and contentious issues in the field today. Original essays by more than 30 of the discipline’s most influential thinkers offer opposing perspectives on a series of contested questions regarding mental content, physicalism, the place of consciousness in the physical world, and the nature of perception and mental capacities. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten to appeal to non-specialists and professional philosophers alike, the second edition of \u003ci\u003eContemporary Debates in Philosophy of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e features five entirely new debates on the relation between perception and cognition, whether pain is a natural kind, whether perception is best understood through representational content or direct contact with the world, whether we need imagination that goes beyond imagery and supposition, and whether perceptual contents are general, particular, or a hybrid. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents 15 sets of specially commissioned essays with opposing viewpoints on central topics in philosophy of mind \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers head-to-head debates on central topics such as consciousness, intentionality, normativity, mental causation, materialism, and perception\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a dynamic view of contemporary thinking about fundamental and controversial issues\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a thorough introduction providing a comprehensive background to the issues explored in each debate \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of Wiley-Blackwell’s acclaimed \u003ci\u003eContemporary Debates in Philosophy \u003c\/i\u003eseries, \u003ci\u003eContemporary Debates in Philosophy of Mind, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students, academics, professional philosophers, and sophisticated general readers with an interest in the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRIAN P. M\u003csmall\u003eC\u003c\/small\u003eLAUGHLIN\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science at Rutgers University. He has published numerous papers in fields including philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophical logic. He co-authored (with Vann McGee) \u003ci\u003eTerrestrial Logic: Formal Semantics Brought Down to Earth \u003c\/i\u003e(forthcoming, Oxford)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJONATHAN COHEN\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego. He has published widely in philosophy of perception, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and aesthetics. 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