Philosophy of Mind

Bayesian decision theory is a mathematical framework that models reasoning and decision-making under uncertain conditions. The Bayesian paradigm or...

This book explores the imaginative processes at work in the artefacts of Classical Athens. When ancient Athenians strove to grasp justice or war or...

This book draws on Merleau-Pontys phenomenology to develop new and promising solutions to contemporary debates about perception. In providing an ex...

This volume critically discusses the role empathy plays in different processes of understanding. More precisely, it clarifies empathys role in inte...

Sebastian Rödl's Self-Consciousness and Objectivity is one of the most original and thought-provoking books in analytic philosophy for the last sev...

Advancing our understanding of one of the most influential 20th-century philosophers, Robert Vinten brings together an international line up of sch...

This book presents an elaborated argument for why functionalism, as well as other dematerialized and disembodied theories of mind, cant be right. I...

This volume presents new philosophical perspectives on environmental emotions. It explores the motivating nature of emotions such as anger, grief, ...

We long for moments we can slow down and be still. Our days are often filled with too much noise, anxiety, and confusion. What do you do when your ...

Everyone has imagination. Imagination helps us see new possibilities for the future, navigate in times of uncertainty, and spark new ideas. But mos...

Psychoanalysis is, above all, the science of the emotions but, as yet, there is no single accepted theory of affects. Instead, there are many, all ...

Why hopeful pessimism is not a contradiction in terms but a powerful source of moral and political commitmentThe climate debate is rife with calls ...

Research on self-control in both philosophy and psychology is thriving. Yet despite a wealth of recent philosophical work on the exercise of self-c...

Human flourishing depends upon the mental health of the individuals. Throughout history, various cultural traditions have established and practiced...

A collection of concise and enlightening essays and reflections on the art of bouldering, from the author of bestseller The Zen of Climbing. More t...

First published in 1844, Søren Kierkegaards concise treatise identifiedlong before Freudanxiety as a profound human condition, portraying human exi...

We often think of the mind as an inner world. Once, this inner world might have been a spirit or soul - a ghost in the machine, in Gilbert Ryle's m...

What happens when human beings fail to do as reason bids? This book is an attempt to address this age-old question within Kant's mature practical p...

Over recent decades, pain has received increasing attention as philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists try to answer deep and difficult qu...

This book argues that moralism is a troublesome emotion of the sort one might seek help with from a psychotherapist. Its focus is on how to disabus...

The self, self-awareness and emotions are central subjects within contemporary philosophy of mind but comparatively little attention has been paid ...

This unique book delves into the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) principlesrooted in scientific knowledge and technological advancement...

A History of the Brain tells the full story of neuroscience, from antiquity to the present day. It describes how we have come to understand the bio...