Alexander Batthyány, Avshalom Elitzur (Eds.

MIND AND ITS PLACE IN THE

WORLD
Non-Reductionist Approaches to the Ontology of Consciousness

What is mind? What is its relationship to the physical world? Is consciousness a Phenomenology & Mind 7
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Date of Publication: May 2013
debate in favour of new and more differentiated positions.
Language of Publication: English
Subjects:
History of Philosophy  Modern Philosophy
 20th and 21st Century Philosophy

Metaphysics, Ontology

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