Anton Wilhelm Amo's Philosophy of Mind

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ID4906095
AuthorsChris Meyns (0000-0002-4960-410X, Utrecht University, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume14
Issue3
Publication date2019-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/phc3.12571
OpenAlexW2921964116
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

One of Anton Wilhelm Amo's core contributions to philosophy is his study of the human mind. Amo argues that the human mind is a purely active, immaterial substance that always acts spontaneously and cannot itself be acted upon. Amo's account of the mind has far-reaching consequences for how he views the relation between mind and body, and our cognitive relation to the sensible world around us. This article introduces Amo's strongly representationalist position, and discusses the extent to which he circumvents the problem of epistemic isolation to which his views seem to give rise

Cognition · Computational theory of mind · Epistemology · Isolation (microbiology · Metaphysics · Mind–body problem · Philosophy of mind · Relation (database · Theory of mind · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Computer Science · Historical Philosophy and Science · Philosophy · Philosophy, Science, and History · Psychology

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