Table of Contents

Part I: Sense, Nonsense and the Senses: An Inquiry into the Powers of the Human Mind 1. The Antinomy of Realism 2. The Importance of Being Austin: The Need for a "Second Naivete" 3. The Face of Cognition Part II: Mind and Body 1. "I Thought of what I called 'an Automatic Sweetheart" 2. Are Psychological Conditions "Internal States"? 3. Psychophysical Correlation Part III: Afterwords First Afterword: Causation and Explanation Second Afterword: Are Appearances "Qualia"?

Promotional Information

Hilary Putnam has approached the divisions between perception and reality and between mind and body with great creativity throughout his career. Now, in The Threefold Cord: Mind, Body, and World, he expounds upon these issues, elucidating both the strengths and weaknesses of current schools of thought. With his characteristic wit and acuity, Putnam offers refreshing solutions to some of philosophy's most vexing problems.

About the Author

Hilary Putnam is Cogan University Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Harvard University. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a corresponding fellow of the British Academy. Among his many books are Philosophical Papers, Realism with a Human Face, Words and Life, Renewing Philosophy, and Pragmatism.

Reviews

[A] combination of intellectual enthusiasm and dialectical ingenuity... [this] new book... defends a kind of common sense realism. The lectures that are collected in this volume... are philosopher's philosophy. The New Republic