Justin Garson (USA City University of New York)

The Biological Mind

A Philosophical Introduction

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Updated to take account of new developments in the field, The Biological Mind 2nd Edition uses the philosophy of biology to introduce and assess the nature of the mind. An indispensable introduction for those in philosophy of mind and philosophy of psychology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 560g
• ISBN-13: 9780367466329
• ISBN-10: 0367466325
• Artikelnr.: 62716443

Autorenporträt

Justin Garson is Professor of Philosophy at Hunter College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York, USA. He is the author of Madness: A Philosophical Exploration (2022), What Biological Functions Are and Why They Matter (2019), and A Critical Overview of Biological Functions (2016). He is also co-editor of The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Biodiversity (2016).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. What is natural selection? 2. Do groups undergo selection?
3. Is natural selection the most powerful force of evolution? 4. Is
evolution the foundation of psychology? 5. Do cultures evolve? 6. Is
anything innate? 7. Are people altruistic? 8. What are mental
representations? 9. What are mental disorders? 10. Did racial
classification evolve? 11. Are there evolved psychological sex differences?
12. Does human nature exist? Glossary Index