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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781509203321

Autore

Hutto Daniel D

Titolo

The Presence of Mind [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam/Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1999

ISBN

1-283-17436-7

9786613174369

90-272-8345-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Collana

Advances in Consciousness Research

Disciplina

128.2

Soggetti

Act (Philosophy)

Connectionalism

Intentionalism

Intentionality (Philosophy)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

THE PRESENCE OF MIND; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE. Nothing in Mind; CHAPTER TWO. A Lack of Content; CHAPTER THREE. Black Dots and Red Herrings; CHAPTER FOUR. Seeing without Believing; CHAPTER FIVE. Interpreting Minds; CHAPTER SIX. Davidson's Identity Crisis; CHAPTER SEVEN. The Poisoned Chalice; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Will our everyday account of ourselves be vindicated by a new science? Or,will our self-understanding remain untouched by such developments? This book argues that beliefs and desires have a legitimate place in theexplanation of action. Eliminativist arguments mistakenly focus on the vehicles of content not content itself. This book asks whether a naturalistic theory of content is possible. It is argued that a modest biosemantic theory of intentional, but nonconceptual, content is the naturalist's best bet. A theory of this kind complements connectionism and recent work on embodied and em