Combines 50 classic writings on the subject with clear and accessible editorial material (amounting to 130 pages in total)
Substantial, broad-ranging general introduction
Detailed introductions to each of the eleven parts of the book
Discussion questions and further reading at the end of each part stimulate the student and make this book ideal for course use and seminar discussion

Edited by a renowned scholar in the field, this anthology provides an extensive and varied collection of classical and contemporary readings in the philosophy of mind. Especially noteworthy are the substantial authoritative introductions to each section, which set extracts in context and guide the reader through them.

The volume is organised into 12 sections, providing instructors with flexibility in designing and teaching a variety of courses. It contains 50 important writings on the philosophy of mind, with introductions to each section, discussion questions and guides to further reading. Perfect for undergraduate courses, this book offers the ideal, self-contained introduction to the philosophy of mind.

General Introduction
1 Historical Background

Introduction
1. Extract from Phaedo , Plato
2. Extract from De Anima , Aristotle
3. Extract from Meditations II & VI , Descartes
4. Extract from An Essay Concerening Human Understanding , John Locke
5. Extract from An Essay Concerning Human Understanding , John Locke
2 Behaviorism and Mind-Brain Identity

Introduction
6. The Logical Analysis of Psychology , Carl Hempel
7. Brains and Behaviour , Hilary Putnam
8. Mind and Body , R. J. Hirst
9. Sensations and Brain Processes , J. J. C. Smart
10. Naming and Necessity , Saul Kripke
3 Artificial Intelligence

Introduction
11. Computing Machinery and Intelligence , Alan M. Turing
12. Minds, Brains, and Programs , John Searle
13. Escaping from the Chinese Room , Margaret A. Boden
14. The Mind as Software in the Brain , Ned Block
4 Functionalism

Introduction
15. An Argument for the Identity Theory , David Lewis
16. The Mind-Body Problem , Jerry Fodor
17. Psychological Predicates , Hilary Putnam
18. What is Functionalism , Ned Block
5 Interpretationism

Introduction
19. Radical Interpretation , Donald Davidson
20. Three Kinds of Intentional Psychology , Daniel Dennett
21. Thought and Talk , Donald Davidson
22. Replication and Functionalism , Jane Heal
23. Autonomous Psychology and the Belief-Desire Thesis , Stephen Stich
24. Eliminative Materialism and the Propositional Attitudes , Paul Churchland
25. The Threat of Cognitive Suicide , Lynne Rudder Baker
6 Externalism and Mental Content

Introduction
26. Individualism and the Mental , Tyler Burge
27. Brains in Vats , Hilary Putnam
28. Are We Brains in a Vat? Top Philosopher Says, "No"! , John Heil
29. Mental Content , Jaegwon Kim
7 Subjectivity and Self-Knowledge

Introduction
30. What is it Like to be a Bat? , Thomas Nagel
31. Could Love be Like a Heatwave? , Janet Levin
32. Knowing One`s Own Mind , Donald Davidson
33. Individualism and Self-Knowledge , Tyler Burge
34. Anti-Individualism and the Privileged Access , Michael McKinsey
8 Consciousness

Introduction
35. What is Consciousness? , D. M. Armstrong
36. Facing up to the Problem of Consciousness , David Chalmers
37. The Intrinsic Quality of Experience , Gilbert Harman
38. Precis of Ten Problems of Consciousness , Michael Tye
39. Is Experiencing Just Representing? , Ned Block
9 Reduction

Introduction
40. Mental Events , Donald Davidson
41. Extract from The Irreducibility of Consciousness , John Searle
42. The Metaphysics of Irreducibility , Derek Pereboom and Hilary Kornblith
43. Multiple Realization and the Metaphysics of Reduction , Jaegwon Kim
10 Is the Mind-Body Problem Solvable?

Introduction
44. Epiphenomenal Qualia , Frank Jackson
45. Materialism and Qualia , Joseph Levine
46. Can We Solve the Mind-Body Problem? , Colin McGinn
11 Challenges to Contemporary Materialism

Introduction
47. The Succinct Case for Idealism , John Foster
48. Difficulties with Physicalism and a Programme for Dualists , Peter Forrest
49. Non-Cartesian Dualism , E. J. Lowe
50. Remarks on the Mind-Body Question , E. Wigner