TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wallach,Lise
AU  - Wallach,Michael A.
ED  - ProQuest (Firm)
TI  - Seven views of mind
AV  - BF311 .W2668 2013
U1  - 150 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - New York
PB  - Psychology Press
KW  - Consciousness
KW  - Psychology
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries
N2  - "This book examines seven different answers to the question, "What are we talking about when we talk about the mind?" It begins by considering the dualistic view, frequently taken for granted by students, that words like "belief," "anger," and "jealousy" refer to a realm quite distinct from the physical world, and notes the difficulties associated with this view as well as why many find it compelling. The book then describes six further major views of mind alternative to dualism that have been developed by psychologists, philosophers, and neuroscientists: Some claim that such words are just about behavior. Some claim that such words are theoretical constructs, like "quarks" in physics. Some identify the mind with the brain. Or with a kind of program in the brain, like the software in a computer. Some think there is nothing to which such words refer. Some think mental talk reflects nothing but convention"--
UR  - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1047079
ER  -