{"product_id":"theres-something-about-mary-essays-on-phenomenal-consciousness-and-frank-jacksons-knowledge-argument-mit-press-0262621894","title":"There's Something About Mary: Essays on Phenomenal Consciousness and Frank Jackson's Knowledge Argument (Mit Press)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0262621894\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ludlow, Peter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Frank Jackson's famous thought experiment, Mary is confined to a black-and-white room and educated through black-and-white books and lectures on a black-and-white television. In this way, she learns everything there is to know about the physical world. If physicalism-the doctrine that everything is physical-is true, then Mary seems to know all there is to know. What happens, then, when she emerges from her black-and-white room and sees the color red for the first time? Jackson's knowledge argument says that Mary comes to know a new fact about color, and that, therefore, physicalism is false. The knowledge argument remains one of the most controversial and important arguments in contemporary philosophy.There's Something About Mary-the first book devoted solely to the argument-collects the main essays in which Jackson presents (and later rejects) his argument along with key responses by other philosophers. These responses are organized around a series of questions: Does Mary learn anything new? Does she gain only know-how (the ability hypothesis), or merely get acquainted with something she knew previously (the acquaintance hypothesis)? Does she learn a genuinely new fact or an old fact in disguise? And finally, does she really know all the physical facts before her release, or is this a \"misdescription\"? The arguments presented in this comprehensive collection have important implications for the philosophy of mind and the study of consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51701880455456,"sku":"NEW0262621894","price":56.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71pDx6aRUkL.jpg?v=1779387651","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/theres-something-about-mary-essays-on-phenomenal-consciousness-and-frank-jacksons-knowledge-argument-mit-press-0262621894","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}