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QUALIA AND MENTAL CAUSAT ION

IN A PHYSICAL WO RLD

How does mind ﬁt into nature? Philosophy has long been concerned

with this question. No contemporary philosopher has done more

to clarify it than Jaegwon Kim, a distinguished analytic philosopher

specializing in metaphysics and philosophy of mind. With new

contributions from an outstanding lineup of eminent scholars, this

volume focuses on issues raised in Kim’s work. The chapters cluster

around two themes: ﬁrst, exclusion, supervenience, and reduction,

with attention to the causal exclusion argument for which Kim

is widely celebrated, and, second, phenomenal consciousness and

qualia, with attention to the prospects for a functionalist account of

the mental. This volume is sure to become a major focus of attention

and research in the disciplines of metaphysics and philosophy of mind.

terence horgan

is Professor of Philosophy at the University of

Arizona.

marcelo sabat´ s

is Associate Provost for International Programs

at Kansas State University.

david sosa

is Temple Professor in the Humanities at the University

of Texas at Austin.

QUA L I A A N D ME N TA L

C AUS ATI ON I N A

PH Y SI CAL WOR LD

Themes from the Philosophy of Jaegwon Kim

EDITED BY TERENCE HORGAN,

MARCELO SABAT E S, AND D AV I D SO S A