'Intellectual Entertainments' consists of eight philosophical dialogues, each with five participants, some living, some imaginary and some dead. The dialogues take place either in Elysium or in an imaginary Oxford Common Room. Each historical figure speaks in his own idiom with a distinctive turn of phrase. The imaginary figures speak in the accent and idiom of their respective countries (English, Scottish, American, Australian). The themes are the nature of the mind and the relation between mind and body; the nature of consciousness and its demystification; the nature of thought and its relation to speech; and the objectivity or subjectivity of perceptual qualities such as colour, sound, smell, taste and warmth. Each participant presents a different point of view and defends his position against the arguments of the others. No philosophical knowledge is presupposed.
| ISBN: | 9781785275555 |
| Publication date: | 28th October 2020 |
| Author: | P M S Hacker |
| Publisher: | Anthem Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Series: | Series Anthem Studies in Wittgenstein |
| Genres: |
Philosophy of mind |
'Intellectual Entertainments' consists of eight philosophical dialogues, each with five participants, some living, some imaginary and some dead. The dialogues take place either in Elysium or in an imaginary Oxford Common Room. Each historical figure speaks in his own idiom with a distinctive turn of phrase. The imaginary figures speak in the accent and idiom of their respective countries (English, Scottish, American, Australian). The themes are the nature of the mind and the relation between mind and body; the nature of consciousness and its demystification; the nature of thought and its relation to speech; and the objectivity or subjectivity of perceptual qualities such as colour, sound, smell, taste and warmth. Each participant presents a different point of view and defends his position against the arguments of the others. No philosophical knowledge is presupposed.
Intellectual Entertainments features in the following genres: Philosophy of mind
Intellectual Entertainments is available in Paperback, Hardback
Intellectual Entertainments was written by P M S Hacker and published by Anthem Press
Intellectual Entertainments has 240 pages
Yes it is part of Series Anthem Studies in Wittgenstein series
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