The Way Things are: Basic Readings in MetaphysicsThis anthology of classic and contemporary readings addresses the major areas of metaphysical inquiry: personal identity and responsibility; free will and determinism; change and time; existence and non-existence; the mind-body problem; and causal determinism and free will. |
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... brain continued for some time after her mind had perished . But then how could her mind be her brain ? Our minds cannot be identified with our brains if , as the Esposito case perhaps suggests , our brains can continue in circumstances ...
... brain continued for some time after her mind had perished . But then how could her mind be her brain ? Our minds cannot be identified with our brains if , as the Esposito case perhaps suggests , our brains can continue in circumstances ...
Page 84
... brain re- search , and they had heard of my interest in brains and of course my Faustian curiosity and great courage ... brain . No way had been found to shield the brain from these deadly rays , which were appar- ently harmless to other ...
... brain re- search , and they had heard of my interest in brains and of course my Faustian curiosity and great courage ... brain . No way had been found to shield the brain from these deadly rays , which were appar- ently harmless to other ...
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... brain , the physical seat of his soul , resides . Nagged by confusion , I attempted to orient myself by falling back on a favorite philosopher's ploy . I began naming things . " Yorick , " I said aloud to my brain , â you are my brain ...
... brain , the physical seat of his soul , resides . Nagged by confusion , I attempted to orient myself by falling back on a favorite philosopher's ploy . I began naming things . " Yorick , " I said aloud to my brain , â you are my brain ...
Contents
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Of Identity Thomas Reid | 70 |
Rigid Designation Hugh S Chandler | 76 |
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