How the mind is formed how the brain creates our mental world

Author's name: Chris Freeth Publisher: Afaq Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2025 Literary classification: Human and Philosophical Sciences Book overview: The formation of the mind: How the brain creates our mental world is the title of the book by the philosopher and rationalist British Chris Freeth, published in 1992. The book explores the relationship between the mind and the brain, and presents a new philosophical theory to understand how the mind works. The book begins with an introductory preface about the mind and the brain, indicating that the mind includes consciousness, thinking, and feeling, while the brain is the vital organ responsible for those processes. The book continues with a discussion of various philosophical theories related to the mind, and offers criticism of those theories. The book also presents Freeth's own theory of the mind, known as the "Representational Theory." The representational theory is based on the hypothesis that the mind is a representational system, where ideas and feelings are representations of the external world. The book also discusses a set of issues related to the mind and brain, such as consciousness, thinking, language, emotions, and free will. It offers a modern and objective perspective on these issues. The book includes examples and scientific studies supporting the points it raises, and concludes with a discussion of the future of research in the field of the mind and brain, indicating that new philosophical theories like the representational theory can help us better understand the mind. The book "The formation of the mind" is a comprehensive and intriguing resource on the relationship between the mind and the brain, and is a valuable read for those interested in philosophy, cognitive science, and sciences in general.