Ludwig Wittgenstein and the Vienna Circle

Politics & Social Sciences

Waismann, Friedrich

Von Wright, G.H.

Philosophy

Wiley/Blackwell

Descartes made a sharp distinction between matter and mind. But he also thought that the two interact with one another. Is such interaction possible, however, without either a materialist reduction of mind to matter or an idealist (phenomenalist) reduction of matter to mind? These questions overshadow the Western tradition in metaphysics from the time of Descartes to present times. The book makes an effort to stay clear of reductivist views of the two Cartesian substances. It defends a dualistic psycho-physical parallel theory which reconciles freedom of action with determinism in nature. Basic problems in perception theory are also discussed, with special emphasis on hearing and sound. Because of the intrinsic interest of the subject and the author's non-technical presentation of it, the book should appeal to all readers with a serious interest in philosophy and psychology.

In the Shadow of Descartes: Essays in the Philosophy of Mind (Synthese Library, 272)

Von Wright, Georg Henrik

History

Springer

For the last 25 years, since publication of his Logical Studies, Professor Von Wright has steadily explored the field of philosophical logic. The concept of negation, logical paradoxes, the puzzles connected with evidence and probability in confirmation theory, the interrelatedness of the ideas of time and change, and the clarification of the structure of temporal and spatial orderings are among the many areas he has profitably investigated.

Philosophical Logic: Philosophical Papers (Philosophical Papers of Georg Henrik Von Wright)

Cornell University Press

Wittgenstein

Univ of Minnesota Pr

In the Shadow of Descartes: Essays in the Philosophy of Mind (Synthese Library)

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