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Mental causation : the mind-body problem /

Two thousand years ago, Lucretius said that everything is atoms in the void; it's physics all the way down. Contemporary physicalism agrees. But if that's so how can we & mdash;how can our thoughts, emotions, our values & mdash;make anything happen in the physical world?This concep...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dardis, Anthony
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2008.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Why mental causation?
  • Immortality and the body
  • Dualism and automatism
  • Ghosts and machines
  • Properties
  • Causation and properties
  • Sunburn and fragile things
  • Supervenience and levels
  • The causal relevance of mental properties.