Identifying the Mind

Gathered here is the work of U. T. Place, the thinker behind the identity theory of mind. The volume brings together his writing on the philosophy of mind and his broader contributions to metaphysics and epistemology.

The collection opens with an autobiographical essay in which Place reflects on his own intellectual development. A more recent paper follows, asking what consciousness is for and where it is located in the nervous system.

It is the only book-length volume Place has published, making it a direct route into his arguments for readers of philosophy of mind.