内容简介
TheMatteroftheMindaddressesandilluminatestherelationshipbetweenpsychologyandneurosciencebyfocusingonthetopicofreduction.WrittenbyleadingphilosophersinthefieldDiscussesrecenttheorizinginthemind-brainsciencesandreviewsandweighstheevidenceinfavourofreductionismagainstthebackdropofrecentimportantadvanceswithinpsychologyandtheneurosciencesCollectsthelatestworkoncentraltopicswhereneuroscienceisnowmakinginroadsintraditionalpsychologicalterrain,suchasadaptivebehaviour,rewardsystems,consciousness,andsocialcognition.
作者简介
MauriceSchoutenisAssistantProfessorofPhilosophyattheUniversityofTilburg.Heisco-authorofresearcharticlesinTheory&Psychology,NewIdeasinPsychology,Zygon,PhilosophicalPsychology,Synthese,andtheBritishJournalforthePhilosophyofScience.HuibLoorendeJongisAssistantProfessorofPsychologyandPhilosophyattheVrijeUniversiteitAmsterdam.HeistheauthorofNaturalismandPsychology(1992)andTheoreticalIssuesinPsychology(2006,withSachaBem),andanumberofresearcharticles.HeservesasAssociateEditorofTheory&Psychology.