Structure and the Metaphysics of Mind: How Hylomorphism Solves the Mind-Body Problem

Synopsis

William Jaworski Provides An Elegant Solution To The Question Of How Mental Phenomena Fit Into The Physical World By Defending An Original Account Of Hylomorphism: The Idea That Structure Is A Basic Ontological And Explanatory Principle. On His View, Mental Phenomena Are Structural Phenomena, And Are Uncontroversially Part Of The Physical World. Structure In The World -- Individuals, Properties, And Events -- Tropes -- The Identity Theory Of Powers -- Competing Theories Of Powers -- Structured Individuals And Their Parts -- The Problems Of Composition -- Structured Activities And Embodiment -- Hylomorphic Necessitation And Supervenience -- Explanation And Lower-level Determination -- Physicalism And Other Mind-body Theories -- Williams' Worry : Is Hylomorphism Just A Form Of Physicalism? -- Hylomorphism And Mind-body Problems -- Why Hylomorphism? William Jaworski. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 339-352) And Index.