description: This collection of 17 essays by the author offers a comprehensive theory of mind, encompassing traditional issues of consciousness and free will. Using careful arguments and ingenious thought-experiments, the author exposes familiar preconceptions and hobbling institutions. The essays are grouped into four Intentional Explanation and Attributions of Mentality; The Nature of Theory in Psychology; Objects of Consciousness and the Nature of Experience; and Free Will and Personhood.
language: English
title: Brainstorms: Philosophical Essays on the Mind and Psychology
titlecomplete: Brainstorms: Philosophical Essays on the Mind and Psychology
genres: Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy, Psychology, Neuroscience, Science, Brain, Essays, Nonfiction, Academic, Metaphysics
ratings_count: 630
publisher: Pearson Higher Education