1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451449003321

Autore

Perry John <1943->

Titolo

The problem of the essential indexical [[electronic resource] ] : and other essays / / John Perry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993

ISBN

1-280-44004-X

0-19-536415-5

1-4237-6373-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 p.)

Disciplina

121/.68

Soggetti

Belief and doubt

Meaning (Philosophy)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-331) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. Frege on Demonstratives; 2. The Problem of the Essential Indexical; 3. Belief and Acceptance; 4. A Problem About Continued Belief; 5. Castañeda on He and I; 6. Perception, Action, and the Structure of Believing; 7. From Worlds to Situations; 8. Possible Worlds and Subject Matter; 9. Circumstantial Attitudes and Benevolent Cognition; 10. Thought Without Representation; 11. Cognitive Significance and New Theories of Reference; 12. The Prince and the Phone Booth: Reporting Puzzling Beliefs; 13. Individuals in Informational and Intentional Content

14. Fodor and Psychological ExplanationsReferences; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is a collection of essays that discusses aspects of the author's views on the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind. He discusses problems related to ""self-locating beliefs"" - the sorts of beliefs one expresses with indexicals and demonstratives like ""I"" and ""this"".



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910155744603321

Autore

Silverman Buffy

Titolo

Can You Tell a Tyrannosaurus From an Allosaurus?

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lerner

ISBN

1-5124-4683-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (32 p.) : ill

Disciplina

567.912

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Musica

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers!A huge dinosaur stomps around on two legs. It hunts with sharp teeth and claws. Its head is large, but its arms are tiny. Was that a Tyrannosaurus? Or was it an Allosaurus? These dinosaurs looked similar, but they were very different. Read this book to become an expert at telling these look-alikes apart!