An analysis of plot-structures in Kafka's fictional works. Based on the striking recurrence of certain basic structural models in Kafka's plots, the author examines, in a structuralist psychoanalytical approach, the intimate relationship, highlighted by most recent Kafka-research (Hartmut Binder), between Kafka's life and work.
Stimulating introduction to the most central and interesting issues in the philosophy of mind. Topics covered include dualism versus the various forms of materialism, personal identity and survival, and the problem of other minds.
