Title: Mental causation
Description: "Common sense and philosophical tradition agree that mind makes a difference. What we do depends not only on how our bodies are put together, but also on what we think. Explaining how mind can make a difference has proved challenging, however. Some have urged that the project faces an insurmountable dilemma: either we concede that mentalistic explanations of behaviour have only a pragmatic standing, or we abandon our conception of the physical domain as causally autonomous. Although each option has its advocates, most theorists have sought a middle way that accommodates both the common-sense view of mind and the metaphysical conviction about the physical world." "This volume presents a collection of new, specially written essays by a diverse group of philosophers, each of whom is widely known for defending a particular conception of minds and their place in nature."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Causation, Mind and body, Philosophy of mind, Act (Philosophy), Intentionalism, Psychological aspects, Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical, Causality, Action (Philosophie), Esprit et corps, Intentionnalité (Psychologie), Philosophie de l'esprit, Philosophy, Bewusstsein, Intentionalität, Kausalität, Leib-Seele-Problem, Psychologie, Lichaam en geest, Causaliteit, Intentionnalité (philosophie), Action, Théorie de l', Causalité, Mind-Body Relations (Metaphysics) [MESH], Causality [MESH]