Emergence in Mind (Mind Association Occasional Series)

by Graham Macdonald (Editor), Cynthia Macdonald (Editor)

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  Illustrated
  2010

  $132.81

  There have long been controversies about how minds can fit into a physical universe. In Emergence in Mind a distinguished group of philosophers discuss whether mental properties can be said to 'emerge' from physical processes. The discussion is extended to cover the role emergence may play in free will and agency, and in the special sciences.