Philosophy of Mind: 1950—2000
Foundations of Mind March 1, 2007 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780199216246.003.0021 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Historical analysis Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Key points | Argues that the philosophy of mind in the last half of the twentieth century developed through successive theoretical frameworks, from behaviorism to functionalism, shaped by the growth of cognitive science and ongoing debates about consciousness and mental representation. |
Abstract
Abstract I want to outline some of the main developments in the philosophy of mind in the last half of the twentieth century.1