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Mental causation and ontology /

This book demonstrates the importance of ontology for a central debate in philosophy of mind. Mental causation seems an obvious aspect of the world. But it is hard to understand how it can happen unless we get clear about what the entities involved in the process are. An international team of contri...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gibb, S. C. (Sophie C.), Lowe, E. J. (E. Jonathan), Ingthorsson, Rögnvaldur D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Philosophy of mind.
Causation.
Ontology.
Philosophie de l'esprit.
Ontologie.
ontology (metaphysics)
PHILOSOPHY > Mind & Body.
Causation
Ontology
Philosophy of mind
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book demonstrates the importance of ontology for a central debate in philosophy of mind. Mental causation seems an obvious aspect of the world. But it is hard to understand how it can happen unless we get clear about what the entities involved in the process are. An international team of contributors presents new work on this problem.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 272 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781299284012
1299284019
9780191652554
0191652555