Mechanisms in World and Mind: Perspective Dualism, Systems Theory, Neuroscience, Reductive Physicalism

by Bernd Lindemann

Overview

The topic of the reduction of mental processes to biophysical mechanisms touches at the core of the mind–body problem, a puzzle in the philosophy of mind since the days of Descartes. This book is about philosophical aspects of neuroscience, centred on perspective dualism. The topic unfolds in the discussion of mechanisms in world and mind. Neuronal mechanisms of differing complexity are described in a general way. It is shown how models of such mechanisms may be classified and assigned to levels of systems theory. Reduction strategies are applied to processes of life, mind, and consciousness. The aim is physicalistic, to explore if and how the mental may be understood in terms of biophysics and its mechanisms.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845407704
Publisher:	Imprint Academic
Publication date:	08/01/2014
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.27(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Bernd Lindemann is a retired professor of physiology at Universityät des Saarlandes, Germany.

Table of Contents

1 Perspective 1

2 Mechanisms 9

3 Systems 27

4 Reductive modelling 41

5 Neuronal systems 63

6 Mind 79

7 Consciousness 101

8 Summary 113

9 Facit 123

10 Bibliography 128

11 Glossary 137

12 Index 148