books by John R. Searle     books:       The Construction of Social Reality14 reviews John R. Searle Penguin Books Ltd, 1996 Another Gem from Searle John Searle is a great philosopher and a keen performance artist. Whether writing or lecturing, he likes to roll up his sleeves, speak plainly, define terms, make distinctions, expose sloppy thinking, clear up conceptual tangles, get to the bottomline -- and show how smart he is at every step of the way. Searle doesn't see philosophical puzzles as things to marinate in and examine from a dozen ...             Mind, Language And Society: Philosophy In The Real World26 reviews Basic Books, 1998 Excellent and Unorthodox Introduction to Philosophy I'd like to note, first of all, that I didn't find Searle as uncharitable as some of the other reviewers here. He did give a few low blows, but I think his arguments appeared as straw-man's because rather than refute a lot of the other claims, he was integrating them subtly: dropping off parts which were unnecessary and then using the leftovers to create a greater and more encompassing theory. He ...             Expression and Meaning: Studies in the Theory of Speech Acts1 review John R. Searle Cambridge University Press, 1985 Speech Act Theory If your reading Jacques Derrida, esp. Limited Inc and Psyche this work along with Austin's How to do Things with Words are essential. These two books are the fundamental texts of Speech Act Theory. So if you want to find out about Locutions, Illocutionary Force and whatnot check out this text.             MINDS, BRAINS AND SCIENCE: THE 1984 REITH LECTURES (PELICAN)8 reviews JOHN R. SEARLE PENGUIN BOOKS LTD, 1989 Cogent and hard-hitting Searle is an interesting philosopher for me to read, because I was trained in neurobiology, and Searle is a philosopher who thinks like a neurobiologist. On the other hand, I am a neurobiologist who thinks like a philosopher. Although the book discusses several classical problems such as the problem of freedom and free will, the mind-body problem, right and wrong, etc., for me the two most ...             The Mystery of Consciousness32 reviews John R. Searle Granta Books, 1998 For everyone who missed Searle's reviews in The New York Review of Books... For everyone who missed John Searle's penetrating reviews in the New York Review of Books this is a must-have collection. Written in a typically concise and to-the-point style, with a strong personal bias, this book will surely be a mind-opener for many who either teach or are about to enter the field of cognitive sciences. Although a collection of different reviews written over several years ...             Philosophy in a New Century: Selected Essays3 reviews Cambridge University Press, 2008 The Greatest Philosopher of our time. Anything written by Searle is bound to impress. His writing is clear, concise and unsympathetically-straight to the point. He is confident in his answers and usually leaves nothing looming in the wings. If you get the chance to visit Berkeley you can attend any of his lectures. They are absolutely astonishing. He is truly alive and excited about what he is doing. Lots of energy, which accounts ...             The Rediscovery of the Mind11 reviews The MIT Press, 1992 Excellent Highly-Accessible Polemic What a wonderful book! I had tried to access philosophy of mind through David Chalmers and Roger Penrose to no avail. Talk about arcane and inane philosophy! Then, I decided I might try something "lighter." What a difference Searle's dense, but clear, ideas make! This book is a great place to begin (or end) one's enquiring into the philosophy of mind, and a treasure trove of so much that is ...             Rationality in Action5 reviews The MIT Press, 2001 Lucid and Stimulating Searle's _Rationality in Action_ is lucid and accessible. The thrust of the book is to show that desire-independent reasons for action are commonplace (as opposed to the traditional or "Classical" model - Hume, Williams, Davidson, modern decision theory, etc. - that reasons for action follow desires). Searle argues that there is a gap between reason and decision, decision and action, and ...             Generalized, Linear, and Mixed Models (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)2 reviews Charles E. McCulloch, Shayle R. Searle, ... Wiley-Interscience, 2008 nice recent text on mixed models This is a very recent and authoritative treatment of classical parametric models, starting with the general linear model and extending to generalized linear models, linear mixed models and finally to generalized linear mixed models. It also has applciations to longitudinal data analysis and prediction problems. Heavy on theory and matrix algebra but not loaded with applications. Good for a ...             Consciousness and Language2 reviews John R. Searle Cambridge University Press, 2002 A Superb Collection of Articles... Searle has collected a large and important variety of articles in this text, which spans several years of thinking on issues such as: the nature of consciousness, free will, the mind-body problem, rationality, and collective action. Only one article on Kripke's meaning skepticism has been not previously published. The vigor and force of questions that Searle queries regarding how it is possible ...             Freedom and Neurobiology: Reflections on Free Will, Language, and Political Power (Columbia Themes in ...6 reviews John R. Searle Columbia University Press, 2007 Good short read. In summary: Good read. Very short. Covers some interesting ground and best of all, poses interesting questions. Not very much neurobiology. The only other complete work by Searle that I have read is "Mind: A brief introduction." This book is similar in style though much narrower in scope. His account of free will is the same as it was elsewhere; I am not sure about the short piece on ...             Alcohol and the Family: Research and Clinical Perspectives The Guilford Press, 1990 The varied and complex relationship between alcoholism and the family is of increasing significance for both theory and clinical applications. Covering a wide spectrum of topics, ranging from the role of genetics in the development of alcoholism to the involvement of family members in treatment, ALCOHOL AND THE FAMILY offers practitioners and researchers a comprehensive, state-of-the-art exploration and review of this important topic.             Ausdruck und Bedeutung. Untersuchungen zur Sprechakttheorie. John R. Searle Suhrkamp, 1998             Intentionality : An Essay in the Philosophy of Mind2 reviews John R. Searle Cambridge University Press, 1987 Excellent Modern Theory of Mind P>In his usual manner, Searle tackles the problem of consciousness and how the mind works in this thorough examination of both classical and contemporary concerns. It's an exceedingly masterful task that is richly rewarding, if only slightly frustrating because of his poor syntactical structures. Analytic philosophy is often difficult enough, and this book is of average difficulty, but when an ...             Mind: A Brief Introduction (Fundamentals of Philosophy)14 reviews John R. Searle Oxford University Press, USA, 2004 Good Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind I used this book to teach a course in the philosophy of human nature and I loved it. Searle touts his brand of philosophy in this work called "biological naturalism." It is the view that all of our conscious states arise from neurobiological processes. The book is also an introduction to the common problems in philosophy of mind. 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