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The Campus WarISBN 0140214240 (0-14-021424-0)
Hardcover, Penguin
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The Construction of Social RealityISBN 0140235906 (0-14-023590-6)
Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited
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Freedom and Neurobiology: Reflections on Free Will, Language, and Political PowerISBN 0231510551 (0-231-51055-1)
Hardcover, Columbia University Press
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Mind: A Brief IntroductionISBN 0195157346 (0-19-515734-6)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mind: A Brief Introduction'Book summary:"The philosophy of mind is unique among contemporary philosophical subjects," writes John Searle, "in that all of the most famous and influential theories are false." In Mind, Searle dismantles these famous and influential theories as he presents a vividly written, comprehensive introduction to the mind.
Here readers will find one of the world's most eminent thinkers shedding light on the central concern of modern philosophy. Searle begins with a look at the twelve problems of philosophy of mind--which he calls "Descartes and Other Disasters"--problems which he returns to throughout the volume, as he illuminates such topics as the freedom of the will, the actual operation of mental causation, the nature and functioning of the unconscious, the analysis of perception, and the concept of the self. One of the key chapters is on the mind-body problem, which Searle analyzes brilliantly. He argues that all forms of consciousness--from feeling thirsty to wondering how to translate Mallarmé--are caused by the behavior of neurons and are realized in the brain system, which is itself composed of neurons. But this does not mean that consciousness is nothing but neuronal behavior. The main point of having the concept of consciousness, Searle points out, is to capture the first person subjective features of the phenomenon and this point is lost if we redefine consciousness in third person objective terms.
Described as a "dragonslayer by temperament," John Searle offers here a refreshingly 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. [via]More editions of Mind: A Brief Introduction:
Mind, Language and Society : Doing Philosophy in the Real WorldISBN 0465045197 (0-465-04519-7)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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Mind, Language and Society: Philosophy in the Real WorldISBN 0465045219 (0-465-04521-9)
Softcover, Basic Books
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The Philosophy of LanguageISBN 0198750153 (0-19-875015-3)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Rationality in ActionISBN 0262692821 (0-262-69282-1)
Softcover, Mit Pr
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The Rediscovery of the MindISBN 026269154X (0-262-69154-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Rediscovery of the Mind'Book summary:In this major new work, John Searle launches a formidable attack on current orthodoxies in the philosophy of mind. More than anything else, he argues, it is the neglect of consciousness that results in so much barrenness and sterility in psychology, the philosophy of mind, and cognitive science: there can be no study of mind that leaves out consciousness. What is going on in the brain is neurophysiological processes and consciousness and nothing more - no rule following, no mental information processing or mental models, no language of thought, and no universal grammar. Mental events are themselves features of the brain, "like liquidity is a feature of water."Beginning with a spirited discussion of what's wrong with the philosophy of mind, Searle characterizes and refutes the philosophical tradition of materialism. But he does not embrace dualism. All these "isms" are mistaken, he insists. Once you start counting types of substance you are on the wrong track, whether you stop at one or two. In four chapters that constitute the heart of his argument, Searle elaborates a theory of consciousness and its relation to our overall scientific world view and to unconscious mental phenomena. He concludes with a criticism of cognitive science and a proposal for an approach to studying the mind that emphasizes the centrality of consciousness to any account of mental functioning.In his characteristically direct style, punctuated with persuasive examples, Searle identifies the very terminology of the field as the main source of truth. He observes that it is a mistake to suppose that the ontology of the mental is objective and to suppose that the methodology of a science of the mind must concern itself only with objectively observable behavior; that it is also a mistake to suppose that we know of the existence of mental phenomena in others only by observing their behavior; that behavior or causal relations to behavior are not essential to the existence of mental phenomena; and that it is inconsistent with what we know about the universe and our place in it to suppose that everything is knowable by us.John R. Searle is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Speech ActsISBN 052109626X (0-521-09626-X)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of LanguageISBN 0521071844 (0-521-07184-4)
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