It serves as a stimulus to the reader to engage with the problems of the mind and try to come to terms with them, and examines descartess mindbody dualism. Causality and substance dualism slightly modified, in kevin corcoran ed. Souls are supposedly nonspatial, immaterial substances. Physicalism, or something near enough kim, jaegwon. Jaegwon kim born september 12, 1934 died november 27, 2019 was a koreanamerican philosopher who was an emeritus professor at brown university, but who also taught at several other leading american universities. Causality and substance dualism comes from a philosopher who operates out of the physicalist tradition. Contemporary readings is a comprehensive anthology that draws together leading philosophers writing on the major topics within philosophy of mind. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. At the same time, kims emerging views are on display and serve to move the discussion forward. Jaegwon kim has certainly done the most important work on supervenience.
Essays in the metaphysics of mind hardcover jaegwon. Kevin corcorans collection, soul, body, and survival, includes chapters. Unlike some in that tradition, however, he has been very serious about pressing difficulties for otherwise popular forms of physicalism in the area of mental causation. Philosophy of mind by jaegwon kim pdf free download ebook. Jaegwon kim born 1934 in daegu, korea now in south korea is a koreanborn american philosopher currently working at brown university. These user guides are clearlybuilt to give stepbystep information about how you ought to go ahead in operating certain. This paper presents and evaluates jaegwon kims recent argument against. Presenting criticisms against computational functionalism as being fairly limited in responding to the existence of qualia and inverted spectrum of colors has made me. See all books authored by jaegwon kim, including philosophy of mind dimensions of philosophy, and physicalism, or something near enough princeton monographs in philosophy, and more on. Causation and substance dualism in kevin corcoran, ed. Robb and oconnor have carefully chosen articles under the following.
In addition to updated material from the first edition, it presents entirely new sections on ontology and the metaphysics of material objects. Kim says that its impossible for a soul to cause something, not just that none in fact do. All of the readings listed below can be found in chalmers, ed. Metaphysics by jaegwon kim, 9781444331028, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Jaegwon kim is william perry faunce professor of philosophy at brown university. As jaegwon kim observes, the shared project of the majority of those who have worked on the mindbody problem over the past few decades has been to find a. This collection of essays presents the core of his work on supervenience and mind with two sets of postscripts especially written for the book. He is best known for his work on mental causation and the mindbody problem. Keywords jaegwon kim 4 pairing problem 4 substance dualism 4. In contemporary terms, id agree with physicalist jaegwon kim, who acknowledged that something like this dualism of personhood, i believe, is common lore shared across most cultures and religious traditions jaegwon kim, lonely souls.
This book explores a range of issues in the philosophy of mind, with the mindbody problem as the main focus. This book, based on jaegwon kims 1996 townsend lectures, presents the philosophers current views on a variety of issues in the metaphysics of the mindin particular, the mindbody problem, mental causation, and reductionism. Philosophy of mind by jaegwon kim overdrive rakuten. Causal interaction between two entities requires pairing relations. Many products that you buy can be obtained using instruction manuals. Classical and contemporary readings oxford university press, 2002. But it has never held a more important place than it does today, with both traditional problems and new topics often sparked by the developments in the psychological, cognitive, and computer sciences. Comprehensive, clear, and fair, philosophy of mind is a model of philosophical exposition and a significant contribution to the. Pairing relations are spatial relations, such as distance and orientation.
But, in his recent article, lonely souls, kim claims to have located the specific. This argument shows that the contemporary physicalist faces a stark choice between reductionism the idea that mental phenomena are physically reducible and epiphenomenalism the view that mental. He is the author of supervenience and mind 1993, mind in a physical world 1998, physicalism, or something near enough 2005, and essays in the metaphysics of mind 2010 and the co. Multiple realization and the metaphysics of reduction jaegwon kim 9. Kevin corcorans collection, soul, body, and survival, includes chapters from those who embrace traditional soulbody dualism, those who assert personbody identity, and those who propose entirely new views that fall outside the categories of monism and dualism. The general form of the argument for berkeleian idealism howard robinson 6.
The first book to connect the metaphysics of persons with the belief in life after. He examines several arguments against cartesian dualism which are based on the criticism that cartesian dualism cannot plausibly explain just how two things so utterly different as unextended souls and extended bodies can causally interact. The book s starting point is the supervenience argument sometimes called the exclusion argument, which kim reformulates in an extended defense. Cornell university press 2001 authors jaegwon kim brown university. Causality and substance dualism, in kevin corcoran, editor, soul, body, and survival. How afterlife beliefs challenge the assumption that humans are intuitive cartesian substance dualists. Lonely souls had a good strong plot filled with characters who you cant help but like.
Jaegwon kims philosophy of mind is the classic, comprehensive survey of the subject. Jaegwon kim born september 12, 1934 is a koreanamerican philosopher who is now an emeritus professor at brown university, but who also taught at several other leading american universities. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jaegwon kim presents a selection of his essays from the last two decades.
Overview thoroughly updated, the second edition of this highly successful textbook continues to represent the most comprehensive and authoritative collection of canonical readings in metaphysics. Philosophy of mind comprehensive exam reading list jaegwon kims book philosophy of mind westview press, 1996 is an excellent general introduction to analytic philosophy of mind. Join facebook to connect with jaegwon kim and others you may know. His publications include a number of influential papers on metaphysics and philosophy of mind. This paper presents and evaluates jaegwon kims recent argument against substance dualism. Supervenience and mind cambridge studies in philosophy. Critical notice of jaegwon kims supervenience and mind. Zimmerman, two cartesian arguments for the simplicity of the soul 2. Contemporary readings by john heil 2003, paperback at the best online prices at ebay.
Kim construes the mindbody problem as that of finding a place for the mind in a world that is fundamentally physical. He is the author of supervenience and mind 1993, mind in a physical world 1998, physicalism, or something near enough 2005, and essays in the metaphysics of mind 2010 and the coeditor of blackwells epistemology. He is best known for his work on mental causation, the mindbody problem and the metaphysics of supervenience and events. Designed as an introduction to the field for upperlevel undergraduates and graduate students, philosophy of mind focuses on the mindbody problem and related. The essays focus on such issues as the nature of causation and events, what. Philosophy of mind by jaegwon kim and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The problem we commonly think that we, as persons, have both a mental and a bodily dimensionor, if you prefer, mental aspects and material aspects. Essays on the metaphysics of human persons edited by kevin corcoran. Persons persons and their pasts sydney shoemaker the self and the future bernard williams personal identity derek parfit survival and identity david lewis lonely souls. The volume includes three new essays, on an agentcentered firstperson account of action explanation, the concepts of realization and their bearings on the mindbody problem, and the nonexistence of laws in the special sciences.
In lonely souls, jaegwon kim takes up just this 2 worry. Critical notice of jaegwon kims supervenience and mind trenton merricks philosophical books 36 1995. Kims pairing problem and the viability of substance dualism by j. From reading this book, jaegwon kims arguments against identity theory has challenged my presumption that materialism is the obvious answer to the problem in philosophy of mind. Causality and substance dualism 65 ic 79 5 howard robinson, the general form of the argument for berkeleian idealism 81. Jaegwon kim is one of the most preeminent and most influential contributors to the philosophy of mind and metaphysics. Jaegwon kim has spent many years working on the mindbody problem and the related problem of mental causation. Jaegwon kim says the reason for this is that it has not been. Some thing like this dualism of personhood, i believe, is common lore shared. It was about half a century ago that the mindbody problem, which like much else in serious metaphysics had been moribund for several decades, was resurrected as a mainstream philosophical problem. Causality and substance dualism, in kevin corcoran ed.
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