Materialism And Sensations
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A rigorous work of analytic philosophy, Materialism and Sensations presents a careful and systematic examination of one of the central problems in the philosophy of mind: whether a thoroughgoing materialist account of the world can adequately accommodate the existence of sensations and conscious experience. James W. Cornman argues that traditional forms of materialism face serious difficulties when confronted with the qualitative character of sensory states, and he meticulously details the strengths and weaknesses of competing materialist theories, including identity theory and eliminative materialism. Written with the precision and rigor characteristic of mid-twentieth-century analytic philosophy, the work instructs readers in the fine distinctions required to navigate debates about mind, body, and the nature of mental phenomena. Cornman ultimately illustrates why the relationship between physical processes and subjective experience remains one of philosophy's most challenging and enduring puzzles, making this an essential text for students and scholars of philosophy of mind and metaphysics.
Author: James W. Cornman
Format: Hardback
Published: 1971, Yale University Press
Genre: Philosophy
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A rigorous work of analytic philosophy, Materialism and Sensations presents a careful and systematic examination of one of the central problems in the philosophy of mind: whether a thoroughgoing materialist account of the world can adequately accommodate the existence of sensations and conscious experience. James W. Cornman argues that traditional forms of materialism face serious difficulties when confronted with the qualitative character of sensory states, and he meticulously details the strengths and weaknesses of competing materialist theories, including identity theory and eliminative materialism. Written with the precision and rigor characteristic of mid-twentieth-century analytic philosophy, the work instructs readers in the fine distinctions required to navigate debates about mind, body, and the nature of mental phenomena. Cornman ultimately illustrates why the relationship between physical processes and subjective experience remains one of philosophy's most challenging and enduring puzzles, making this an essential text for students and scholars of philosophy of mind and metaphysics.