Second Edition Coming in September 2022

 The second edition of This Is Philosophy of Mind: An Introduction by Pete Mandik is expected out in September 2022. The main differences between the two editions is the addition of two chapters. 

The first new chapter is "Chapter 16: The 4E Approach," covering various proposals to study the mind as a phenomenon that exemplifies one or more of the following four "E's": embodiment, enaction, embeddedness, and extension.

The second new chapter is "Chapter 17: Futuristic Directions," covering futuristic mind-relevant topics such as the technological singularity, posthumans, and mind uploading.

This Is Philosophy - The Books

This Is Philosophy - The Books:

This Is Philosophy: The Books
This Is Philosophy is just starting out as a series, and we will be adding new titles as time goes on.  For the time being, you can find more about the first book in the series, Steve Hales' This Is Philosophy, HERE, where you will find resources for the book that include a glossary of terms, vocabulary/concept comprehension self-assessment exercises, lecture slides, and instructor test banks, and links to primary sources discussed or referred to in the book.Books forthcoming in the series include This Is Philosophy of Mind (Pete Mandik, 2013); This Is Philosophy of Religion (Neil Manson); This Is Epistemology (Clayton Littlejohn); This Is Metaphysics (Kris Mcdaniel); and This Is Ethics (Jussi Suikkanen).We will continue to update the series and this website as more titles are planned and published!

Progress to date on the book

Here's the latest progress report on drafting the book This Is Philosophy of Mind: An Introduction for Wiley-Blackwell.



I'm aiming to have the first draft done by March 1, 2012 and the final draft delivered to the publisher September 1, 2012.

Here's a link to the book proposal: link.