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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457149803321

Autore

De Rosa Raffaela

Titolo

Descartes and the puzzle of sensory representation [[electronic resource] /] / Raffaella De Rosa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2010

ISBN

0-19-968679-3

1-282-38362-0

9786612383625

0-19-157332-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 p.)

Collana

Oxford English monographs

Disciplina

121.34

Soggetti

Perception

Senses and sensation - 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.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; 1. Descartes' Account of Ideas and the Puzzle of Sensory Representation; 2. Non-Representationalist Solutions: Cartesian Sensations as Qualia; 3. Externalist Solutions: Causal Accounts; 4. Externalist Solutions: Teleofunctional Accounts; 5. A Descriptivist-Causal Account and the Solution of the Puzzle of Sensory Representation; 6. Objections and Replies; Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

While much has been written on Descartes' theory of mind and ideas, no systematic study of his theory of sensory representation and misrepresentation is currently available in the literature. Descartes and the Puzzle of Sensory Misrepresentation is an ambitious attempt to fill this gap. It argues against the established view that Cartesian sensations are mere qualia by defending the view that they are representational; it offers a descriptivist-causal account of theirrepresentationality that is critical of, and differs from, all other extant accounts (such as, for example, causal, teleofunctio



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451904403321

Autore

Hockenos Paul <1963->

Titolo

Joschka Fischer and the making of the Berlin Republic [[electronic resource] ] : an alternative history of postwar Germany / / Paul Hockenos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-281-16250-7

9786611162504

0-19-804016-4

1-4356-1777-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (395 p.)

Disciplina

943.088/2092

B

Soggetti

Politicians - Germany

Political culture - Germany - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Germany History 1945-

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. 333-351) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Adenauer's Germany -- Postwar -- Silent fifties -- The red decade -- Anti-authoritarian revolt -- Radical left -- From protest to parliament -- Between Harrisburg and Hiroshima -- Autumn of the Euromissiles -- Going realo -- One two many Germanys -- The Berlin Republic -- German questions -- The price of power -- Continential drift.

Sommario/riassunto

Preface. Introduction/Prologue. Part I: Adenauer's Germany. 1. Postwar. 2. The Silent Fifties. Part II: The Red Decade. 3. Old Left - New Left. 4. The Radical Left. Part III: From Protest to Parliament. 5. Siezing the Initiative. 6. Going Realo. 7. Autumn of the Euromissiles. 8. One Two Many Germanys. Part IV: The Berlin Republic. 9. Answering German Questions. 10. The Price of Power. 11. Continential Drift. Conclusion