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Substantiivi

  1. (philosophy, uncountable) The area of philosophy which studies the nature and functions of the mind, thought, and consciousness, with attention to such topics as perception, reasoning, belief, memory, will, and identity.
  2. (philosophy, countable) The views of a particular philosopher or philosophical movement concerning the matters studied within this area of philosophy.

Esimerkit

  • Philosophy of mind, paradoxically enough, became an interesting area of philosophy only when philosophers began to stop taking the notion of "mind" for granted and began asking whether it was a misleading locution.
  • [T]he crux of the debate over concepts is really to be found within discussions of the philosophy of mind.
  • Descartes is a thinker whose very reputation and influence have been serious obstacles to the correct understanding and interpretation of his doctrines . . . . This is preëminently true of his ‘philosophy of mind’, understanding by this expression his conception of the human mind, its nature and significance.
  • Now we shall argue that science is relevant to philosophy and, in particular, to the problem of settling the disputes among the ten philosophies of mind outlined in the previous section.

Taivutusmuodot

Monikkophilosophies of mind

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(philosophy, countable) The views of a particular philosopher or philosophical movement concerning the matters studied within this area of philosophy.

Illustration of mind–body dualism by René Descartes. Inputs are passed by the sensory organs to the pineal gland, and from there to the immaterial spirit.