Introduction to Philosophy of Mind and Mental Illness

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Embodiment and the Philosophy of Mind. 3. Computationalism in the Philosophy of Mind. 4. Identity through Change-Why the Soul Has Not Died Yet. 6. Reaching the un Reached Persons with Mental Illness Through Community Based Rehabilitation. 7. Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders: Prevalence and Characteristics. 8. The Influence of Mental Disorder on Identity. 9. Philosophy of Mind and the Problem of Free Will in the light of Quantum Mechanics. 10. Parapsychology and the Philosophy of Mind. 11. Philosophy of Mind: Consciousness and Intentionality. 12. The Min d Body Interaction: Interdependence of Physical and Mental Health. 13. Knowledge of the mind and Knowledge of the brain. 14. Dualism in the Philosophy of Mind. 15. The Psychomotor Theory of Human Mind. Bibliography. Index.

Philosophy of mind is a branch of modern analytic philosophy that studies the nature of the mind, mental events, mental functions, mental properties, consciousness and their relationship to the physical body, particularly the brain. The mind-body problem, i.e. the relationship of the mind to the body, is commonly seen as the central issue in philosophy of mind, although there are other issues concerning the nature of the mind that do not involve its relation to the physical body. (Jacket)