The Nature of Mind

Rating:
Summary: Very good collection
Review: Rosenthal's collection is one the best available. It presents some of the most important articles in the field, articles that forged what we understand as philosophy of mind today. It starts with selections from Descartes, Locke and Reid and dives into the most important contemporary discussions on the subject. Every chapter has an introduction that poses the problem to be discussed in the selections or articles. The bibliography is also very helpful. Any student aiming to understand today's specialized discussions has to read what Rosenthal has selected. I would recomend this to advanced undergrad and grad students, for unexperienced undergrads might have to work very, very hard to use this book. Kim's introduction is an excellent companion to this book and will definetely help. If you want to study phil. of mind seriously it is highly advisable that you start working with the articles contained in this book.

Rating:
Summary: Very good collection
Review: This collection of articles is one of the best available in phil. of mind. Its range and completeness is amazing, starting from selections of Descartes, Locke and Reid up to papers on eliminative materialism and machine functionalism. I'd definitely recommend this for anybody willing to get serious about the subject. If you haven't already studied the papers contained here, do it, for they 're absolutely fundamental to our current understanding of the problems in the phil. of mind.