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The Blackwell Guide to Philosophy of Mind Edited by Stephen P. Stich and Ted A. Warfield The Blackwell Guide to Philosophy of Mind Blackwell Philosophy Guides Series Editor: Steven M. Cahn, City University of New York Graduate School Written by an international assembly of distinguished philosophers, the Blackwell Philosophy Guides create a groundbreaking student resource – a complete critical survey of the central themes and issues of philosophy today. Focusing and advanc- ing key arguments throughout, each essay incorporates essential backgroundmaterial serving to clarify the history and logic of the relevant topic. Accordingly, these volumes will be a valuable resource for a broad range of students and readers, including professional philosophers. 1 The Blackwell Guide to Epistemology Edited by John Greco and Ernest Sosa 2 The Blackwell Guide to Ethical Theory Edited by Hugh LaFollette 3 The Blackwell Guide to the Modern Philosophers Edited by Steven M. 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Warfield to be identified as the Authors of the Editorial Material in this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission of the publisher. First published 2003 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Blackwell guide to philosophy of mind/edited by Stephen P. Stich and Ted A. Warfield. p. cm. – (Blackwell philosophy guides ; 9) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-631-21774-6 (alk. paper) – ISBN 0-631-21775-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Philosophy of mind. I. Stich, Stephen P. II. Warfield, Ted A., 1969– III. Series. BD418.3 .B57 2003 128′2–dc21 2002071221 A catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library. Set in 10/13pt Galliard by Graphicraft Limited, Hong Kong Printed and bound in the United Kingdom by MPG Books Ltd, Bodmin, Cornwall For further information on Blackwell Publishing, visit our website: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com Contents Contributors vii Introduction ix 1 The Mind–Body Problem: An Overview 1 Kirk Ludwig 2 The Mind–Body Problem 47 William G. Lycan 3 Physicalism 65 Andrew Melnyk 4 Dualism 85 Howard Robinson 5 Consciousness and its Place in Nature 102 David J. Chalmers 6 Thoughts and Their Contents: Naturalized Semantics 143 Fred Adams 7 Cognitive Architecture: The Structure of Cognitive Representations 172 Kenneth Aizawa 8 Concepts 190 Eric Margolis and Stephen Laurence 9 Mental Causation 214 John Heil v Contents 10 Folk Psychology 235 Stephen P. Stich and Shaun Nichols 11 Individualism 256 Robert A. Wilson 12 Emotions 288 Paul E. Griffiths 13 Artificial Intelligence and the Many Faces of Reason 309 Andy Clark 14 Philosophy of Mind and the Neurosciences 322 John Bickle 15 Personal Identity 352 Eric T. Olson 16 Freedom of the Will 369 Randolph Clarke Index 405 vi Contributors Fred Adams is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Delaware. Kenneth Aizawa is Charles T. Beaird Professor of Philosophy at Centenary College of Louisiana. John Bickle is Professor of Philosophy and Professor in the Graduate Neuroscience Program at the University of Cincinnati. David J. Chalmers is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Arizona. Andy Clark is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Cognitive Sciences Program at Indiana University. Randolph Clarke is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University ofGeorgia. Paul E. Griffiths is Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the Univer- sity of Pittsburgh. John Heil is Paul B. Freeland Professor of Philosophy at Davidson College. Stephen Laurence is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield. Kirk Ludwig is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Florida. William G. Lycan is William Rand Kenan Jr. Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina. Eric Margolis is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Rice University. vii Contributors Andrew Melnyk is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University ofMissouri. Shaun Nichols is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the College of Charleston. Eric T. Olson is University Lecturer in Philosophy and Fellow of Churchill College, University of Cambridge. Howard Robinson is Professor of Philosophy at Central European University. Stephen P. Stich is Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science at Rutgers University. Ted A. Warfield is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. Robert A. Wilson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alberta. viii

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