The philosophy of mind is a vibrant part of contemporary philosophy, dealing with issues that affect our understanding of our own nature as human beings. This book is a lucid and masterly survey of the problems that arise in this area, written in a way that should encourage readers to think for themselves about the issues.'Professor Roger Trigg, University of Warwick Maslin's book stretches far beyond its remit of being a text for sixth year pupils and first year university students. Its thoughtful structure and style provides an inviting introduction to a complex area of philosophy, whilst also extending the knowledge of any inquiring reader far beyond introductory level material. His style is engaging with an enjoyable element of interactivity provided in each chapter by the 'Questions to think about' and the 'Exercises', yet nothing is trivialised. The reader is never misled about the difficulty of some of the material, and when difficult material is encountered it is presented in a neat and methodical manner so that an attentive reader will benefit greatly.

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