Heart, Brain and Science

Author: John Searle (USA)
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This book is the transcript of John Searle's lecture in the BBC's Reith Lectures series in 1984, which was revised and published under the title Mind, Brain, and Science the same year. It was hailed by Western philosophy critics as "more broadly and deeply expressing his philosophical views on the mind than any of his previous works." Contemporary Anglo-American analytic philosophy and linguistic philosophy often focus on propositions and words, neglecting the fundamental questions of philosophy. Searle applies the perspective of linguistic philosophy to the study of the mind-body problem. By doing so, he brings linguistic philosophy back to the traditional fundamental questions of philosophy, and his research methods are rich in the colors of contemporary linguistic philosophy.