Peter Carruthers: 6 books

Book cover of The Centered Mind

The Centered Mind

What the Science of Working Memory Shows Us About the Nature of Human Thought

by Peter Carruthers
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2015

The Centered Mind offers a new view of the nature and causal determinants of both reflective thinking and, more generally, the stream of consciousness. Peter Carruthers argues that conscious thought is always sensory-based, relying on the resources of the working-memory system. This system has been...
Book cover of The Nature of the Mind

The Nature of the Mind

An Introduction

by Peter Carruthers
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2004

The Nature of the Mind is a comprehensive and lucid introduction to major themes in the philosophy of mind. It carefully explores the conflicting positions that have arisen within the debate and locates the arguments within their context. It is designed for newcomers to the subject and assumes no...
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The Innate Mind

Volume 3: Foundations and the Future

by Peter Carruthers, Stephen Laurence, Stephen Stich
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2008

This is the third volume of a three-volume set on The Innate Mind. The extent to which cognitive structures, processes, and contents are innate is one of the central questions concerning the nature of the mind, with important implications for debates throughout the human sciences. By bringing together...
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Introducing Persons

Theories and Arguments in the Philosophy of the Mind

by Peter Carruthers
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013

Stimulating introduction to the most central and interesting issues in the philosophy of mind. Topics covered include dualism versus the various forms of materialism, personal identity and survival, and the problem of other minds.
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Data Driven Business Transformation

How to Disrupt, Innovate and Stay Ahead of the Competition

by Peter Jackson, Caroline Carruthers
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2019

OPTIMIZE YOUR BUSINESS DATA FOR FIRST-CLASS RESULTS Data Driven Business Transformation illustrates how to find the secrets to fast adaptation and disruptive origination hidden in your data and how to use them to capture market share. Digitalisation – or the Digital Revolution –...
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Shades of Green

Environment Activism Around the Globe

by Frank Zelko, Mahesh Ranagarjan, Sandra Lynn Chaney
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2006

Shades of Green examines the impact of political, economic, religious, and scientific institutions on environmental activism around the world. The book highlights the diversity of national, regional and international environmental activism, showing that the term 'environmentalism' covers an entire...
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