Philosophy of Mind in the Nineteenth Century: The History of the Philosophy of Mind, Volume 5
About this ebook
Covering the main figures of German idealism to the birth of the phenomenological movement under Brentano and Husserl, Philosophy of Mind in the Nineteenth Century provides an outstanding survey to these new directions in philosophy of mind.
Following an introduction by Sandra Lapointe, fourteen specially commissioned chapters by an international team of contributors discuss key topics, thinkers, and debates, including:
- German idealism,
- Bolzano,
- Johann Friedrich Herbart,
- Ernst Mach,
- Helmholtz,
- Nietzsche,
- William James,
- Sigmund Freud,
- Brentano’s early philosophy of mind,
- Meinong,
- Christian von Ehrenfels,
- Husserl, and
- Natorp.
Essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy of mind, continental philosophy, and the history of philosophy, Philosophy of Mind in the Nineteenth Century is also a valuable resource for those in related disciplines such as psychology, religion, and literature.
About the author
Sandra Lapointe is Associate Professor of Philosophy at McMaster University, Canada. A Commonwealth Alumna and Fellow of the Humboldt Foundation, she has published extensively in the history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century philosophy of logic, language, and mind. She is a founding associate editor of the Journal for the History of Analytical Philosophy and the founding president of the Society for the Study of the History of Analytical Philosophy.
