Mind

155 Pages·2005·1.091 MB·English

by  Eric Matthews

MIND
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CONTINUUM
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CONTENTS
Prfaece VII
1 Minadn sdo ul
2 Minadnsbd r ains 24
3 Subjecitnitveinttyai,nob dne ahlaivtiyo ur 47
4 Animaanlmdsa chines 70
5 Othmeirn ds 94
6 Reasaonncdsa uses 115
References 139
Index 141
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PREFACE
Thibso oiksi ntentdobe ead n oidnutcrttioso onm (eb utf rfoamr
alolf)t hmea ipnh ilosotpohpiiccocansln ewcittemhdi nwdr,i tten
fort howsiet lhi totrnl oep reviaocuqsu aanicnweti tfhor maplh il­
osopPhryeo.sf silpo hnialosoaprhee trnhsooe tn lpye opwlheoa re
inteesrtiend tthoepsitech se:y ianpr siysceoh goycl,o gnistciiveen ce,
artiifinctigaeelln lcpies,y chainandte ruyr oscbiueatnl csieonl, ei rta­
turhei,s taonridyd n eeodr dinianrtye lcloingvaeetnrtisT ohneb. o ok
habse en wtrhietrteeifnnao w raeyw hicIhh o pwei mlalk er eiatd ­
ablaen idn terteosaw t iidnegr atuhdaisnet nucdeoe fnp thsi loys.o ph
Asa ni ntroduimctut siatotl n e,at srttyo s urveyo fts homema ei n
curroefntt hso uognht th tiosp Rieca.s oofns sp amceea tnh aIht a ve
nobte eanb lteoc ovbeyra nym eanaslo lf tphoes spiobilneot fs
viebwu,It h opIeh avceo veerneodu gthh eotmfop urte adienar s
posittoie oxnp lfourrteh feorrt hemseIl vhegasiv.ver e eenfr entcoe s
authors acnidti enwtd oh tree kixsnto rdteomr a kteh eixsp loration
easifuelbrli: lb iogradpehtiaociftal hlse workasrg eic viaetttne h de
endo ft hbeo oAks.f aars p ossiIhb alvete,r iteord e fteor texts
whiacrhme o re raecacdeislasytli ebalselt,i birnat rhmiieesas n:fs or,
instatnhcaIet , hp arveef etrocr iettdhe re e privnetresdoi fjo onrusn al
papeirnsw idealvya ilaanbtlheo lroagtihteehsra tnh eo riginal
versiinao j no urwnhailcm hi ghntob te e asfyorm anrye adteor s
obtain.
Ind icsusstihnvega ripoouisno tfvs i eIwh ,a vter iepdr etsoe nt
thecmr itibcufatial rllpyyh :i loswooprhkbysya rgeunmatn,ad r gu­
mentbso tfhor a nda gaianrspetr eseinnt eoadbs j ecatw iavyae s I
amc apablBeu itwto o fu.lb dee xtrebmlealanynd ud n interiIef s ting
did noptr eastlehsnveoti ew whichfva oIu, ar mnydIs ehldafov nee
PREFACE
thastt,a rtCihnagp 3tiI.enh r o pteh attha er gumfeornt thsae l terna­
tivviee awrsse u fficiewnetlpllry e setnoet neadb rleea dteomr ask e
theoiwrnj udgemaebnotwusht i cthh efyi nmdo rceo nvinTchien g.
vieIwf va ouirns o otr igiinnt ahslee, n tsheaI at m f afrr otmh fei rst
philostoohp ohliedtrIh : a vaer riavtie td pbayrs tilmypp layr ticipat­
inign philosophiwciatlch o dlilesaacgnuusdses tsiu odnebsnu tts ,
partallysu on detrh ien fluoefno cteh pehri losoipnhcelrusd,i ng
thofsreo wmh omIh avlee arjnuebsdet c auhsaevd esiI a grweietdh
thesmo s trloynS.go meo ft hesee nicnaeflrsuae p parientn ht e
citatiinto hntese x-ta montgh eIsw eo ulmde ntipoanr ticularly
Meralue-Po,Wn ittytgeeinRnsy,lt ea ndS earOlteh.ew rhsoa rneo t
cited,o nolbryr e iafmrleeyn tiownoeudlc,de r taiinncllHyui dlea ry
Putnam, CThayal,roP lraeusRl i co,eH uurbeDrrte uysfM,a ry
Midgalnetdyh lea Stteu aHratmp seh.i r
Fnialmlyyt ,h anakrdseu teo m yw iefH ellbeontf,hor hpeart ience
witmhe whIih alvebe e ewnr ittihnbigos o akn fdor t hmea ncyo ­n
versawteih oanvhsea adb out rqeuleesvt.ai notIn smuwsatr mallys o
thamnykf irenBdisFl ulol rfadn Mda rtWiynl firoea ltlhg eo oadn d
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CHAPTER1
MINDA ND SOUL
Whadto es itto b mehe uamna Cnl?e aartil tyms,o sbta siimtce ,a ns
tob e mae mboefrac ertbaiiognli ocsaple cHioemsos,p a ieBnsut.th e
vernye ewdh ichf eewle ttoh qeau seks tsiguogne tshtastt ha en swer
cannboegt i viepnnu ryeb liolotgeircmasl: lafitodenorsn s 'aetle lm,
tof eel naeneytd oa swkh aitmt e antsob ea l ioEnv.et nh set andard
definiotfoi uosrnp ecjiuerssete,f rrteoud,s etshn eo n-bgiioctlaeolr m
spaie(ntsh Lea tfiorn' wiosre' 'c levAenro't)ht.er ra ditdieofnina­l
itiohnu moabfne inigtssh at atr'here ayt ainoinmasal'wl ,h iacgha in
neactolmyb itnhebesi oglioctaelr' ma niwmiattlhh'n e o n-bgiioclaol
'rat'iW.oe na arclee rtainlyp riamnailtmieaakslpe,sea ,sn mdo nkeys.
Butwe t entdod istinoguurissefhlr voeomst hperri mabtyoe usr
capactiott hyi tnhki ntghsr outgorh e,fl eocnot u orw ne xistence
andt oc hanoguear c tiiontn hsle i gohftt h arte flecttopi loanan,n d
organoiulzrie v teos ,c oonuterrm oolt iaonnddse si-rienss h otrot ,
be' ratli'Hoa.nv aingc tahpeasciieast l iaerpsga ero tf wwheam te an
bys ayitnhgah tu man bei'nmgisn sdhowsa e'vc ,eo usladty h awtha t
isd istianbcotuitv eh buemianhnga bse ehne ltdob et hawteh ave
mindIsti. sn ostu rpritshieonrrgeet,f,h acte nttroa lWt ehset ern
philosotprhaidcihatalibs oe net nh e atttoge emctpl te aarbeoru t
whaetx acwteml eya bny ' ahvinagm indT'h.ai tws h at swheab lel
trytiond goi nt hbioso bky: locorkiitnigac taa tll eIasyso tmo eft he
centprhailol pohsical waec csoshueanetltkolsg ,i vseo mkei nodfa n
answteotr h qeu estionsi:tt o hw ahvaaem t i nids? hAonwid ts h at
connewcittebhde ihnugm an?
Tod os or equuisrt eos aaw shko sleeot fi nterlocking questions.
Area l'lm enctaapla'c eistsieenstt hiseaa lmleIy?f s ow,h aitst his