Analityczna filozofia umysłu wczoraj, dziś i jutro

Analytic philosophy of mind abandoned its original anti-metaphysical stance during the twentieth century and adopted materialism, which was meant to align with the early program of analysis. By the end of the century, materialism faced a crisis, and efforts to resolve it have reshaped recent philosophical debates about the mind. Current trends suggest possible directions for the field in the coming decades.

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Abstract

In the article, I present changes that analytic philosophy of mind underwent throughout the twentieth century, as well as consequences these transformations have for the latest debates. I argue that over the past century, the analytical movement abandoned its anti-metaphysical stance and accepted materialism that supposed to respect main assumptions of the early program of analysis. However, by the end of the last century, materialism found itself in a crisis, and attempts to resolve it led to significant changes in the field of the latest philosophical investigations about the mind. Observing current trends allows for making conjectures about the shape of analytic philosophy of mind in the coming decades.