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Dispositional Properties /
In Dispositional Properties, David Weissman attacks a problem central to the philosophy of mind and, by implication, to the theory of being: Are there potentialities, capabilities, which dispose the mind to think in one way rather than another? The volume is arranged in the form of four arguments th...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
2008, 1965.
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| Edition: | Pbk. ed. |
| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | In Dispositional Properties, David Weissman attacks a problem central to the philosophy of mind and, by implication, to the theory of being: Are there potentialities, capabilities, which dispose the mind to think in one way rather than another? The volume is arranged in the form of four arguments that converge upon a single point. First, there is an intricate discussion of the shortcomings of Hume's account of mind as ideas and impressions. Next comes a brief treatment of the arguments of some of Weissman's contemporaries, including Carnap and Braithwaite. Third, Wei. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (232 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9780809381098 |