Introducing Persons

'An excellent book - an unfailingly lucid and succinct introduction to the philosophy of mind, rigorously argued, comprehensive and up-to-date. ' - Times Literary Supplement'Simple and straightforward enough to be accessible to the beginning student, yet his arguments have enough originality to interest the old hand' - Philosophical Quarterly'satisfyingly successful' - Mind

• INTRODUCTION; Part 1 PART ONE: MYSELF AND OTHERS; Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM OF OTHER MINDS; Part 2 PART TWO: IMMATERIAL PERSONS; Chapter 2 DUALISM: BODY AND SOUL; Chapter 3 IDENTITY AND THE SOUL; Part 3 PART THREE: STATES OF MIND; Chapter 4 MIND AND BEHAVIOUR; Chapter 5 MIND AND BRAIN; Chapter 6 PRIVACY AND MEANING; Part 4 PART FOUR: MATERIAL PERSONS; Chapter 7 AFTER-LIFE FOR MATERIALISTS; Chapter 8 BOUNDARIES OF PERSONS RETROSPECT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF COLLECTED PAPERS GLOSSARY INDEX;