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Mind-brain Identity Theory

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C. V. Borst ⁰

C. V. Borst
1. Department of Philosophy, University of Keele, UK
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Part of the book series: Controversies in Philosophy (COIPHIL)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages N1-29

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Statements of the Theory
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 31-31
  
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2. Mind—body, not a pseudo-problem
  
  Herbert Feigl
  
  Pages 33-41
3. Is consciousness a brain process?
  
  U. T. Place
  
  Pages 42-51
4. Sensations and brain processes
  
  J. J. C. Smart
  
  Pages 52-66
5. The nature of mind
  
  D. M. Armstrong
  
  Pages 67-79
Initial Criticism and Clarification
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 81-81
  
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2. Materialism as a scientific hypothesis
  
  U. T. Place
  
  Pages 83-86
3. ‘Sensations and brain processes’: A reply to J. J. C. Smart
  
  J. T. Stevenson
  
  Pages 87-92
4. Further remarks on sensations and brain processes
  
  J. J C. Smart
  
  Pages 93-94
5. Smart on sensations
  
  Kurt Baier
  
  Pages 95-106
6. Brain processes and incorrigibility
  
  J. J. C. Smart
  
  Pages 107-109
Location and Leibniz’s Law
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 111-111
  
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2. Could mental states be brain processes?
  
  Jerome Shaffer
  
  Pages 113-122
3. The identity of mind and body
  
  James Cornman
  
  Pages 123-129
4. Shaffer on the identity of mental states and brain processes
  
  Robert Coburn
  
  Pages 130-133
5. Mental events and the brain
  
  Jerome Shaffer
  
  Pages 134-139
6. Comment: ‘Mental events and the brain’
  
  Paul Feyerabend
  
  Pages 140-141
7. Materialism and the mind—body problem
  
  Paul Feyerabend
  
  Pages 142-156
The Smart—Malcolm Symposium on Materialism
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 157-157
  
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Authors and Affiliations

Department of Philosophy, University of Keele, UK

C. V. Borst

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Mind-brain Identity Theory
Authors: C. V. Borst
Series Title: Controversies in Philosophy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15364-0
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1970
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: I, 261
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology

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