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Moral Foundations of Philosophy of Mind (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Joel Backstroem, Hannes Nykanen, Niklas Toivakainen, Thomas... Moral Foundations of Philosophy of Mind (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Joel Backstroem, Hannes Nykanen, Niklas Toivakainen, Thomas Wallgren
R3,159 Discovery Miles 31 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume brings together a collection of essays that explore in a new way how unacknowledged moral concerns are integral to debates in the philosophy of mind.The radical suggestion of the book is that we can make sense of the internal dynamics and cultural significance of these debates only when we understand the moral forces that shape them. Drawing inspiration from a variety of traditions including Wittgenstein, Lacan, phenomenology and analytic philosophy, the authors address a wide range of topics including the mind/body-problem, the problem of other minds, subjectivity and objectivity, the debates on mindreading, naturalism, reductive physicalism, representationalism and the 'E-turn'; Dennett's heterophenomenology, McDowell's neo-Kantianism, Wittgenstein's 'private language' considerations and his notion of an 'attitude towards a soul'; repression, love, conscience, the difficulties of self-understanding, and the methods and aims of philosophy. Through a combination of detailed, immanent criticism and bold constructive work, the authors move the discussion to a new level, beyond humanistic or conservative critiques of naturalism and scientism.

Between Psychology and Philosophy - East-West Themes and Beyond (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Michael Slote Between Psychology and Philosophy - East-West Themes and Beyond (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Michael Slote
R800 Discovery Miles 8 000 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This open access book discusses a variety of important but unprecedented ways in which psychology can be useful to philosophy. The early chapters illustrate this theme via comparisons between Chinese and Western philosophy. It is argued that the Chinese notion of a heart-mind is superior to the Western concept of mind, but then, more even-handedly, the relative strengths and weaknesses of Chinese and Western thought overall are critically examined. In later chapters, the philosophical uses of psychology are treated more specifically in relation to major issues in Western philosophy. Michael Slote shows that empathy and emotion play a role in speech acts (like assertion and thanking) that speech act theory has totally ignored. Similarly, he treats the age-old question of whether justice pays using psychological material that has not previously been recognized. Finally, the implications of psychological egoism are discussed in terms of some new psychological and, indeed, human distinctions. Human life is pervaded by instincts and aspirations that are neither egoistic nor altruistic, and recognizing that fact can help put egoism in its place. It is less of a challenge to morality than we have realized.

Rethinking Commonsense Psychology - A Critique of Folk Psychology, Theory of Mind and Simulation (Hardcover, Annotated Ed):... Rethinking Commonsense Psychology - A Critique of Folk Psychology, Theory of Mind and Simulation (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
Matthew Ratcliffe
R3,071 Discovery Miles 30 710 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book proposes a series of interconnected arguments against the view that interpersonal understanding involves the use of a 'folk' or 'commonsense' psychology. Ratcliffe suggests that folk psychology, construed as the attribution of internal mental states in order to predict and explain behaviour, is a theoretically motivated and misleading abstraction from social life. He draws on phenomenology, neuroscience and developmental psychology to offer an alternative account that emphasizes patterned interactions between people in shared social situations.

Narrative and Self-Understanding (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Garry L. Hagberg Narrative and Self-Understanding (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Garry L. Hagberg
R2,883 Discovery Miles 28 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This exciting new edited collection bridges the gap between narrative and self-understanding. The problem of self-knowledge is of universal interest; the nature or character of its achievement has been one continuing thread in our philosophical tradition for millennia. Likewise the nature of storytelling, the assembly of individual parts of a potential story into a coherent narrative structure, has been central to the study of literature. But how do we gain knowledge from an artform that is by definition fictional, by definition not a matter of ascertained fact, as this applies to the understanding of our lives? When we see ourselves in the mimetic mirror of literature, what we see may not just be a matter of identifying with a single protagonist, but also a matter of recognizing long-form structures, long-arc narrative shapes that give a place to - and thus make sense of - the individual bits of experience that we place into those structures. But of course at precisely this juncture a question arises: do we make that sense, or do we discover it? The twelve chapters brought together here lucidly and steadily reveal how the matters at hand are far more intricate and interesting than any such dichotomy could accommodate. This is a book that investigates the ways in which life and literature speak to each other.

Critique of Rationality (Hardcover, New edition): Meric Bilgic Critique of Rationality (Hardcover, New edition)
Meric Bilgic
R1,099 Discovery Miles 10 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book draws the limits of our thoughts and consciousness between the mind and mind-independent reality by using mathematical logic with the support of neurology. Diagnosing the limits between immanence and transcendence of the consciousness depends on dening some transcendental a priori categories in between as some basic axioms of the mind. Although this is a paradoxical attempt every philosopher falls into, the author non-paradoxically identies these non-intentional cognitive categories by using mathematical category theory. e author denes the intentional categories of consciousness by using mathematical set theory and obtains a selfrepresentational higher-order theory of consciousness (SHOT). Finally, he combines the intentional and non-intentional categories with an algebraic topography and obtains a model of the mind.

The Philosophy of Autism (Hardcover): Jami L Anderson, Simon Cushing The Philosophy of Autism (Hardcover)
Jami L Anderson, Simon Cushing
R2,742 Discovery Miles 27 420 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book examines autism from the tradition of analytic philosophy, working from the premise that Autism Spectrum Disorders raise interesting philosophical questions that need to be and can be addressed in a manner that is clear, jargon-free, and accessible. The goal of the original essays in this book is to provide a philosophically rich analysis of issues raised by autism and to afford dignity and respect to those impacted by autism by placing it at the center of the discussion.

Psychopathy - Its Uses, Validity and Status (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Luca Malatesti, John McMillan, Predrag Sustar Psychopathy - Its Uses, Validity and Status (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Luca Malatesti, John McMillan, Predrag Sustar
R3,651 Discovery Miles 36 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explains the ethical and conceptual tensions in the use of psychopathy in different countries, including America, Canada, the UK, Croatia, Australia, and New Zealand. It offers an extensive critical analysis of how psychopathy functions within institutional and social contexts. Inside, readers will find innovative interdisciplinary analysis, written by leading international experts. The chapters explore how different countries have used this diagnosis. A central concern is whether psychopathy is a mental disorder, and this has a bearing upon whether it should be used. The book's case studies will help readers understand the problems associated with psychopathy. Academics and students working in the philosophy of psychiatry, bioethics, and moral psychology will find it a valuable resource. In addition, it will also appeal to mental health professionals working in forensic settings, psychologists with an interest in the ethical implications of the use of psychopathy as a construct and particularly those with a research interest in it.

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Embodiment - Understanding Human Being (Hardcover): Nancy K. Dess A Multidisciplinary Approach to Embodiment - Understanding Human Being (Hardcover)
Nancy K. Dess
R1,647 Discovery Miles 16 470 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

1. Brings together a range of diverse academic disciplines on the topic of embodiment, including: anthropology; astrophysics; evolutionary, cell, molecular, and developmental biology; cognitive science; cognitive and developmental psychology; communication; geology; kinesiology; philosophy; political science and sociology. 2. Includes material on two hot topics: engagement with human corporeality and VR. 3. Short, pithy, and accessible chapters that will challenge the reader and present cutting-edge scholarship.

Hierarchical Emergent Ontology and the Universal Principle of Emergence (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Vladimir Havlik Hierarchical Emergent Ontology and the Universal Principle of Emergence (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Vladimir Havlik
R2,870 Discovery Miles 28 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book offers a new look at emergence in terms of a hierarchical emergent ontology. Emergence is recognised as a universal principle, as universal as the principle of evolution. This is achieved by setting out the ontological criteria of emergence and such criteria's various roles. The traditional dichotomies are overcome, e.g., the synchronic and diachronic perspectives are unified, allowing a single, universal principle of emergence to be applied across various fields of science. As exemplars of its practical utility in both explanation and prediction, this new approach is applied to three different scientific areas: cellular automata, quantum Hall effects, and the neural network of the mind. It proves that the resulting metaphysics of hierarchical emergent ontology plays a fundamental role in unifying science, an impossible task under classical reductionism.

The Ethics of Microaggression (Paperback): Regina Rini The Ethics of Microaggression (Paperback)
Regina Rini
R811 Discovery Miles 8 110 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Slips of the tongue, unwitting favoritism, and stereotyped assumptions are just some examples of microaggression. Nearly all of us commit microaggressions at some point, even if we don't intend to. Yet over time a pattern of microaggression can cause considerable harm by reminding members of marginalized groups of their precarious position. The Ethics of Microaggression is a much needed and clearly written exploration of this pervasive yet complex problem. What is microaggression and how do we know when it is occurring? Can we be held responsible for microaggressions and if so, how? How has social media affected the problem? What role can philosophy play in understanding microaggression? Regina Rini explores these highly topical and controversial questions in an engaging and fair-minded way, arguing that an event is a microaggression precisely because it causes a marginalized person to experience an ambiguous encounter with oppression. She illustrates her argument with compelling examples from media, politics, and psychology and explains the significance of essential concepts, such as media representation, reparative renaming, and safe spaces. The Ethics of Microaggression explains what microaggression is and offers strategies for combating it. Assuming no prior knowledge of the topic or philosophy, it demystifies a controversial and extremely important topic in clear language. It is ideal for anyone coming to the topic for the first time and for students in philosophy, gender studies, race theory, disability theory, and social and political philosophy.

From Chaadayev to Solovyov - Russian Modern Thinkers Between East and West (Hardcover, New edition): Wladyslaw Witalisz From Chaadayev to Solovyov - Russian Modern Thinkers Between East and West (Hardcover, New edition)
Wladyslaw Witalisz; Grzegorz Przebinda; Edited by Irena Grudzinska Gross
R1,639 Discovery Miles 16 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The book on the history of Russian philosophical thought of the nineteenth century deals with six important representatives in the sharply present context of the ideological dispute between East and West. The author has chosen for analysis such Russian concrete worldviews which either advocated dialogue between Russia and the West, or particularly sharply proclaimed the conflict between them. Agreement should be made either in the name of universal-humanist Christian principles, with a special emphasis on Catholicism, or in the name of Enlightenment principles. None of these thinkers are popular in Putin's Russia today, unlike Dostoevsky and Leontiev, the prophets of the fundamental conflict between Russia and Europe, also discussed in this work.

Consciousness Unbound - Liberating Mind from the Tyranny of Materialism (Hardcover): Edward F Kelly, Paul Marshall Consciousness Unbound - Liberating Mind from the Tyranny of Materialism (Hardcover)
Edward F Kelly, Paul Marshall
R3,565 Discovery Miles 35 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Building on the groundbreaking research of Irreducible Mind and Beyond Physicalism, Edward Kelly and Paul Marshall gather a cohort of leading scholars to address the most recent advances in the psychology of consciousness. Currently emerging as a middle ground between warring fundamentalisms of religion and science, an expanded science-based understanding of nature finally accommodates empirical realities of spiritual sorts while also rejecting rationally untenable overbeliefs. The vision sketched here provides an antidote to the prevailing postmodern disenchantment of the world and demeaning of human possibilities. It not only more accurately and fully reflects our human condition but engenders hope and encourages ego-surpassing forms of human flourishing. It offers reasons for us to believe that freedom is real, that our human choices matter, and that we have barely scratched the surface of our human potentials. It also addresses the urgent need for a greater sense of worldwide community and interdependence - a sustainable ethos - by demonstrating that under the surface we and the world are much more extensively interconnected than previously recognized.

Law Of Attraction - Have you realized you are part of Nature (Hardcover): Sriram Ananthan Law Of Attraction - Have you realized you are part of Nature (Hardcover)
Sriram Ananthan
R632 Discovery Miles 6 320 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
The Disordered Mind (Paperback, 3rd edition): George Graham The Disordered Mind (Paperback, 3rd edition)
George Graham
R1,263 Discovery Miles 12 630 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The Disordered Mind, Third Edition, is a wide-ranging introduction to the philosophy of mental disorder or illness. It examines and explains, from a philosophical standpoint, what mental disorder is: Its reality, causes, consequences, compassionate treatment, and more. Revised and updated throughout, the third edition includes enhanced discussions of the distinction between mental health and illness, selfhood and delusions about the self, impairments of basic psychological capacities in mental disorder, and the distinct roles that mental causation and neural mechanisms play in mental illness. The book is organized around four questions: * What is a mental disorder or illness? * What makes mental disorder something bad? * What are various mental disorders and what do they tell us about the mind? * What is mental health and how may it be restored? Numerous disorders are discussed, including addiction, agoraphobia, delusion, depression, dissociative identity disorder, obsession-compulsion, schizophrenia, and religious scrupulosity, among others. Several neurological disorders are examined. Various problems associated with DSM-5 and with psychiatric diagnosis are explored. Including chapter summaries and suggestions for further reading, The Disordered Mind is an ideal text for courses in philosophy and should appeal to not just philosophers, but to readers in cognitive science, psychology, psychiatry, and related mental health professions.

Moral Psychology - A Contemporary Introduction (Paperback, 2nd edition): Valerie Tiberius Moral Psychology - A Contemporary Introduction (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Valerie Tiberius
R4,486 Discovery Miles 44 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Key Updates to the Second Edition Includes a new opening section on human nature, borrowing material from elsewhere in the book Adds a new chapter on evolutionary and developmental arguments for the innateness of morality Expands coverage of the challenges to psychological research, including the replication crisis and the WEIRDness challenge Provides a new section on implicit bias and moral responsibility Offers enhanced clarity and accessibility throughout Includes up-to-date Further Reading sections and Bibliography

ADHD as a Learned Behavioral Pattern - A Less Medicinal More Self-Reliant/Collaborative Intervention (Paperback): Craig Wiener ADHD as a Learned Behavioral Pattern - A Less Medicinal More Self-Reliant/Collaborative Intervention (Paperback)
Craig Wiener
R1,590 Discovery Miles 15 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Traditional treatments of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have been designed to contain a neurobiological delay that renders individuals less capable of resisting shortsighted behaviors. This work critiques that analysis of ADHD, and proposes an alternative strategy to reduce the incidence of ADHD responses. Rather than invoke biological determinism, with all of its contradictions and pitfalls, ADHD patterning is understood within a learning paradigm - a well accepted conceptual framework within the field of Psychology. By focusing on the ways in which ADHD actions and reactions are reinforced, readers will notice an increase in precision and scope when accounting for ADHD frequency rates. While most ADHD therapies are based on medicine and stringency, this book advises to develop the child's autonomy and encourages interdependent communication to avoid the flaws of traditional treatments. Because ADHD remedies have not shown impressive long-term efficacy, the book's goal is to present new options to arm practitioners with viable alternative solutions to ADHD behaviors.

A Neurophenomenology of Awe and Wonder - Towards a Non-Reductionist Cognitive Science (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015): Shaun... A Neurophenomenology of Awe and Wonder - Towards a Non-Reductionist Cognitive Science (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Shaun Gallagher, Bruce Janz, Lauren Reinerman, Joerg Trempler, Patricia Bockelman
R2,095 R1,907 Discovery Miles 19 070 Save R188 (9%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book presents a study of the various feelings of awe and wonder experienced by astronauts during space flight. It summarizes the results of two experimental, interdisciplinary studies that employ methods from neuroscience, psychology, phenomenology and simulation technology, and it argues for a non-reductionist approach to cognitive science.

Meditations through the Rig Veda - Four-Dimensional Man (Hardcover): Antonio T.De Nicolas Meditations through the Rig Veda - Four-Dimensional Man (Hardcover)
Antonio T.De Nicolas
R787 R703 Discovery Miles 7 030 Save R84 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book reconstructs the original and origins of the Rig Veda, (between 5.000 to 2.500 B.C, ) the first Indo-European written document ever to show the origin of cultures and the power of music in the recitation and construction of the original hymns. Here we find the original geometries, original forms, original sacrifice of any form to claim supremacy over the others and the continued movement of human life. This book brings together early humans with modern neurobiological discoveries and shows the origins of multiple centers of knowing (the gods), the movement of the singer and the song in a world that avoids idolatry of substances by insisting in the constant movement of singer, song, and music. If you thought you knew all there is to know about the language you use, read this book and find out the idolatry of its imagery and the possible sacrifice needed for a happy, communal and divine life.

The Body - Toward an Eastern Mind-Body Theory (Paperback): Yasuo Yuasa The Body - Toward an Eastern Mind-Body Theory (Paperback)
Yasuo Yuasa; Edited by Thomas P Kasulis; Translated by Shigenori Nagatomo
R768 Discovery Miles 7 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Missing Mind of Hippocrates - Spiritual, Philosophical and Mystical Secret of Sciences Truth and Controversies (Hardcover):... The Missing Mind of Hippocrates - Spiritual, Philosophical and Mystical Secret of Sciences Truth and Controversies (Hardcover)
Alain Ulrich Kabongo
R886 Discovery Miles 8 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Knowing, Not-Knowing, and Jouissance - Levels, Symbols, and Codes of Experience in Psychoanalysis (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018):... Knowing, Not-Knowing, and Jouissance - Levels, Symbols, and Codes of Experience in Psychoanalysis (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Raul Moncayo
R3,895 Discovery Miles 38 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book explores the practice and transmission of Lacanian and Freudian theory. It discusses the pure versus applied analysis of Lacanian and Freudian theory in practice; and the hierarchical versus circular transmissions within psychoanalytic organizations. Underpinned by extensive practical knowledge of the clinic, this work examines the differences between Freud and Lacan in their understanding of the subject and the unconscious and pushes them in new directions. The book also offers an analysis and commentary of several key Lacanian texts including an accessible study of the notoriously challenging text L'etourdit. Offering both divergent and reinforcing takes on Lacan, the author explores the traits that separate out the psychoanalyst from other twentieth-century thinkers and theorists. This book offers a clear clinical picture of where Lacanian psychoanalysis is today, both in the US and internationally.

The Theatre of Imagining - A Cultural History of Imagination in the Mind and on the Stage (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Ulla... The Theatre of Imagining - A Cultural History of Imagination in the Mind and on the Stage (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Ulla Kallenbach
R3,212 Discovery Miles 32 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the fascinating and strikingly diverse history of imagination in the context of theatre and drama. Key questions that the book explores are: How do spectators engage with the drama in performance, and how does the historical context influence the dramaturgy of imagination? In addition to offering a study of the cultural history and theory of imagination in a European context including its philosophical, physiological, cultural and political implications, the book examines the cultural enactment of imagination in the drama text and offers practical strategies for analyzing the aesthetic practice of imagination in drama texts. It covers the early modern to the late modernist period and includes three in-depth case studies: William Shakespeare's Macbeth (c.1606); Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House (1879); and Eugene Ionesco's The Killer (1957).

The Palgrave Handbook of German Idealism and Existentialism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Jon Stewart The Palgrave Handbook of German Idealism and Existentialism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Jon Stewart
R5,203 Discovery Miles 52 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This Handbook explores the complex relations between two great schools of continental philosophy: German idealism and existentialism. While the existentialists are commonly thought to have rejected idealism as overly abstract and neglectful of the concrete experience of the individual, the chapters in this collection reveal that the German idealists in fact anticipated many key existentialist ideas. A radically new vision of the history of continental philosophy is thereby established, one that understands existentialism as a continuous development from German idealism. Key Features Operates at both the macro-level and micro-level, treating both the two schools of thought and the individual thinkers associated with them Explores the relations from shifting perspectives by examining how the German idealists anticipated existentialist themes and how the existentialists concretely drew on the work of the idealists Meticulously uncovers and documents many little-known points of contact between the German idealists and the existentialists Includes often neglected figures such as Jacobi and Trendelenburg This Handbook is an essential resource for researchers and advanced students interested in thinking critically about the broad development of continental philosophy. Moreover, the individual chapters on specific philosophers contain a wealth of information that will compel experts in the field to reconsider their views on these figures.

Purely Objective Reality (Hardcover, New): John Deely Purely Objective Reality (Hardcover, New)
John Deely
R5,331 Discovery Miles 53 310 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In his 'Letter on Humanism' of 1947, Heidegger declared that the subject/object opposition and the terminology that accrues to it had still not been properly addressed in the history of philosophy, and he awaited a proper disquisition that resolved the problem. To date, that has not been provided. This volume explains and solves the prevailing problems in the subjectivity/objectivity couplet, in the process making an indispensable contribution both to semiotics and to philosophy. This book shows that what is thought to be 'objective' in the commonplace use of the term is demonstrably different from what objectivity entails when it is revealed by semiotic analysis. It demonstrates in its exegesis of the 'objective' that human existence is frequently governed by examples of a 'purely objective reality' - a fiction which nevertheless perfuses, is perfused by, and guides experience. The ontology of the sign can be mind-dependent or mind-independent, just as the status of relation can be as legitimate on its own terms whether it is found in ens rationis or in ens reale. The difference in the awareness of human animals consists in this very contextualization that Deely's writings in general have made so evident: the ability to identify signs as sign relations, and the ability to enact relations on a mind-dependent basis. Purely Objective Reality offers the first sustained and theoretically consistent interrogation of the means by which human understanding of 'reality' will be instrumental in the survival - or destruction - of planet Earth.

Define Deep (Hardcover): Kyna Teresa Teei Define Deep (Hardcover)
Kyna Teresa Teei
R519 Discovery Miles 5 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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