Mind: A Brief Introduction (Fundamentals of Philosophy Series)

John Searle Offers Here A Direct And Open Discussion Of Philosophy, One That Skewers Accepted Wisdom Even As It Offers Striking New Insights Into The Nature Of Consciousness And The Mind.--jacket. Why I Wrote This Book -- A Dozen Problems In The Philosophy Of Mind -- The Turn To Materialism -- Arguments Against Materialism -- Consciousness Part 1: Consciousness And The Mind-body Problem -- Consciousness Part Ii: The Structure Of Consciousness And Neurobiology -- Intentionality -- Mental Causation -- Free Will -- The Unconscious And The Explanation Of Behavior -- Perception -- The Self -- Philosophy And The Scientific World-view. John R. Searle. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [313]-319) And Indexes.