@misc{cogprints6245, volume = {28}, number = {1}, author = {Dr J{\"o}rg R.J. Schirra}, editor = {Raymond C. Russ}, title = {Review of ARNO ROS: Materie und Geist - Eine philosophische Untersuchung (Matter and Mind - A Philosophical Investigation)}, journal = {Journal of Mind and Behavior}, pages = {83--88}, year = {2007}, keywords = {review, mind/body}, url = {http://cogprints.org/6245/}, abstract = {Among the many fascinating questions that have driven our kind to perform science and philosophy, the question of the nature of the mind (or in an older terminology: the soul) is certainly the most exciting one. What are the relations between physical and mental events? Do animals have a mind? Do we have a free will or are all our actions just determined by neuro-physiologic mechanisms? Those questions form the background, in front of which Arno Ros has written a profound philosophical investigation. Organized in six parts, his new book Materie und Geist ? Eine philosophische Untersuchung [Matter and Mind ? A Philosophical Investigation] offers an extensive as well as exciting analysis of the field of issues often called the mind-body problem. He characterizes possible versions of the problem together with the methods of their proper solutions. An extended review of this book is given in the following.} }