Paul Churchland (Contemporary Philosophy in Focus) By Brian L. Keeley
2005 | 228 Pages | ISBN: 0521537150 , 0521830117 | PDF | 3 MB
2005 | 228 Pages | ISBN: 0521537150 , 0521830117 | PDF | 3 MB
Paul Churchland has been viewed as a provocative, controversial philosopher of mind and science for over three decades. This collection offers an introduction to his work as well as a critique of some of his most famous philosophical positions, and includes contributions by established as well as promising young philosophers. It is intended to complement the growing literature on Churchland, focusing on his contributions in isolation from those of his wife and philosophical partner, Patricia Churchland, and his contributions to philosophy as distinquished from those he made to cognitive science. For over three decades, Paul Churchland has been a provocative and controversial philosopher of mind and of science. Including contributions by both established and promising young philosophers, this collection offers an introduction to Churchland's work, as well as a critique of some of his most famous philosophical positions.