Modelled on the same structure as Ryle's "The Concept of Mind", this book pays tribute to the philosophers whose work in the philosophy of mind the author most admires. It is written in the tradition of analytic philosophy, yet shows how linguistic analysis can accompany traditional philosophy. The book, like Ryle's, is intended as a sustained attack on what the author believes is a false view of the mind, the Cartesian view, which is metaphysical in the sense of that word in which it was made a term of abuse by positivists ...
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Modelled on the same structure as Ryle's "The Concept of Mind", this book pays tribute to the philosophers whose work in the philosophy of mind the author most admires. It is written in the tradition of analytic philosophy, yet shows how linguistic analysis can accompany traditional philosophy. The book, like Ryle's, is intended as a sustained attack on what the author believes is a false view of the mind, the Cartesian view, which is metaphysical in the sense of that word in which it was made a term of abuse by positivists: as isolating statements about mental life from any possibility of verification or falsification in the public world. It goes on to show the importance of distinctions between different kinds of actuality and potentiality, distinctions which were one of the major concerns of the work of Aristotle. So, within the realm of the philosophy of mind, the book's aim is to show the confusion which can be generated by bad metaphysics and the clarity which is impossible without good metaphysics.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN: 9780198249658.
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Good. Former Library copy with typical markings and stickers. Light wear to covers. Text clean and unmarked. The binding is tight and square. No dust jacket. Your satisfaction is guaranteed!
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 91x10x140; Oxford University Press, 1989; same date on title and copyright pages, no additional printings indicated; ix, 165pp. VG hardcover in VG dust jacket. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards and text also very good; previous owner book plate on front paste-down, previous owner name at top edge of title page. Unclipped dust jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.