Lise Wallach, Michael A Wallach

Seven Views of Mind

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book describes seven major views of mind (dualism and six alternatives to dualism) that have been developed by psychologists, philosophers, and neuroscientists. Written in relatively non-technical language, it helps the student understand the complexities in our various views of the human mind.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 181g
• ISBN-13: 9781138115880
• ISBN-10: 1138115886
• Artikelnr.: 57042972

Autorenporträt

Lise Wallach is Senior Research Scholar in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. As Research Professor of Psychology at Duke for many years, she has also held faculty positions at Bryn Mawr, Wellesley, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has written on theoretical and philosophical psychology and on various aspects of cognition, including three previous books with Michael A. Wallach. Michael A. Wallach is Professor Emeritus of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Duke University. In addition to Duke, he has also held faculty positions at Harvard, MIT, and the University of Chicago. He was Editor of the Journal of Personality for a decade (1963-72) and also Series Editor of the SUNY Press Alternatives in Psychology book series for two decades (1989-2008). He has published extensively on a number of topics ranging across cognitive, personality, social, clinical, developmental, educational, and theoretical psychology

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Introduction: The Problem. 1. Mind as Distinct from the Physical
World. 2. Mind as a Manner of Speaking. 3. Mind as Behavior. 4. Mind as
Software in the Head. 5. Mind as Brain. 6. Mind as Scientific Construct. 7.
Mind as Social Construct. Conclusion: How to Avoid Dualism Without Losing
Your Mind (Entirely).