Heart, Brain and Science

Author: (USA) John Searle
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Publishing Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This book is the transcript of John Searle's lecture at 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 philosophy of language often focus on propositions and words, neglecting the fundamental questions of philosophy. Searle applies the perspective of the philosophy of language to the study of the mind-body problem. By doing so, he brings the philosophy of language back to the traditional fundamental questions of philosophy, and his research methods are rich in the colors of contemporary philosophy of language.