Forming the Mind: Essays on the Internal Senses and the Mind/Body Problem from Avicenna to the Medical Enlightenment (Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind) [Hardcover]

Henrik Lagerlund (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1402060831 | ISBN-13: 978-1402060830 | Publication Date: September 20, 2007 | Edition: 1

This book deals with the internal senses, the mind/body problem and other problems associated with the concept of mind as it developed from Avicenna to the medical Enlightenment. The book collects essays from scholars in this promising field of research. It brings together scholars working on the same issues in the Arabic, Jewish and Western philosophical traditions. This collection opens up new and interesting perspectives.

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Forming the Mind deals with the internal senses, the mind/body problem and other problems associated with the concept of mind as it developed from Avicenna to the medical Enlightenment. The book collects essays from some of the foremost scholars in a relatively new and very promising field of research. It stresses how important and fruitful it is to see the time period between 1100 and 1700 as one continuous tradition, and brings together scholars working on the same issues in the Arabic, Jewish and Western philosophical traditions. In this respect, this collection opens up several new and interesting perspectives on the history of the philosophy of mind.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 356 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (September 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402060831
• ISBN-13: 978-1402060830
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,741,967 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Henrik Lagerlund was born in Sweden in 1970. He was awarded his PhD from Uppsala University in 1999, and is presently Associate Professor and Chair of philosophy at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. He primarily works on medieval philosophy. For further information about his publications see: http://web.me.com/lagerlund/lagerlund/Home.html.