The escape of the mind

231 Pages·2014·2.44 MB·English

by  Rachlin

The Escape of the Mind

The Escape of the Mind
HOWARD RACHLIN
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Rachlin, Howard, 1935–
The escape of the mind / by Howard Rachlin.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978–0–19–932235–0 (alk. paper)
1. Mind and body. 2. Self-control. 3. Philosophy of mind.
4. Cognitive psychology. I. Title.
BF161.R2293 2014
150—dc23 2013046958
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For Nahid, Leila, Greg, and Ethan

If one sees the behavior of a living thing, one sees its soul.
— Ludwig Wittgenstein

CONTENTS
Acknowledgments xi
Preface xiii
1. The Invention of the Mind (Plato)
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2. Body and Mind (Aristotle)
15
3. The Division of Mind and Body (Saint Augustine)
25
4. The Imprisonment of the Mind (Descartes)
36
5. The Law of Specific Nerve Energies (Müller)
44
6. The Re-emergence of the Mind 
59
7. The Evolution of Altruism and Self-Control
81
8. Teleological Analysis of Altruism and Self-Control
97
9. Consciousness and Behavior
116
10. Making IBM’s Computer Watson Human
131
Two Commentaries
151
Minding Rachlin’s Eliminative Materialism
151
J. J. McDowell
What Would It Be Like to Be IBM’s Computer Watson?
163
Henry D. Schlinger, Jr.
ix