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Jaegwon Kim

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Born: September 11 1934

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Jaegwon Kim (born 1934 in Daegu, Korea ) is a Korean-born American philosopher currently working at Brown University. He is best known for his work on mental causation and the mind-body problem. Key themes in his work include: a rejection of Cartesian metaphysics, the limitations of strict psychophysical identity, supervenience, and the individuation of events. Kim's work on these and other contemporary metaphysical and epistemological issues is well-represented by the papers collected in Supervenience and Mind: Selected Philosophical Essays .

Kim's philosophical work focuses on the areas of philosophy of mind, metaphysics, action theory, epistemology, and philosophy of science.

Jaegwon Kim

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Born: September 11 1934

Website: Go to Website

Jaegwon Kim (born 1934 in Daegu, Korea ) is a Korean-born American philosopher currently working at Brown University. He is best known for his work on mental causation and the mind-body problem. Key themes in his work include: a rejection of Cartesian metaphysics, the limitations of strict psychophysical identity, supervenience, and the individuation of events. Kim's work on these and other contemporary metaphysical and epistemological issues is well-represented by the papers collected in Supervenience and Mind: Selected Philosophical Essays .

Kim's philosophical work focuses on the areas of philosophy of mind, metaphysics, action theory, epistemology, and philosophy of science.

Books from Jaegwon Kim

Epistemology: An Anthology

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Metaphysics: An Anthology

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A Companion to Metaphysics

Mind in a Physical World: An Essay on the Mind-Body Problem and Mental Causation (Representation and Mind series)

Essays in the Metaphysics of Mind

Values and Morals: Essays in Honor of William Frankena, Charles Stevenson, and Richard Brandt

Philosophy of Mind

Values and Morals: Essays in Honor of William Frankena, Charles Stevenson, and Richard Brandt