Physicalism and Mental Causation
β Scribed by Sven Walter, Heinz-Dieter Heckmann (eds.)
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 352
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Presents a range of essays on the conceptual foundations of physicalism, mental causation and human agency.
β¦ Subjects
Consciousness & Thought;Philosophy;Politics & Social Sciences;Epistemology;Philosophy;Politics & Social Sciences;Free Will & Determinism;Philosophy;Politics & Social Sciences;Metaphysics;Philosophy;Politics & Social Sciences
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