by Prof John Searle (Author)
How does the mind and language shape our social world? How do you build a theory of speech out of a theory of the mind? In this book, John Searle examines these and related questions in contemporary philosophy. He takes the reader through the conceptual problems associated with metaphysics, the biology of the mind, the paradox of intentionality, the structure of consciousness and the organization of the social universe, to present a comprehensive account of what philosophy can and cannot do. He stresses the existence of a real material world and condemns the belief that the reality of the universe depends on our perception of it.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 175
Edition: New
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 06 Jan 2000
ISBN 10: 0753809214
ISBN 13: 9780753809211
Book Overview: By the author of Philosophy in the Real World , Speech Acts , Expression and Meaning , Intentionality , The Campus War , Minds, Brains and Science , The Rediscovery of Mind , The Construction of Social Reality and The Mystery of Consciousness .