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UNINA9910824680903321 |
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Autore |
Gillett Grant <1950-> |
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Titolo |
Consciousness and intentionality / / Grant R. Gillett, John McMillan |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, PA, : J. Benjamins Pub., c2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-16394-9 |
9786612163944 |
90-272-9987-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (275 pages) |
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Collana |
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Advances in consciousness research, , 1381-589X ; ; v. 27 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Consciousness |
Intentionality (Philosophy) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-260) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONSCIOUSNESS AND INTENTIONALITY -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Consciousness and intentionality Foundations -- Chapter 2. Language and Consciousness -- Chapter 3. The objects of consciousness -- Chapter 4. Consciousness and action -- Chapter 5. Consciousness and society -- Chapter 6. Consciousness and the brain -- Chapter 7. Animal Consciousness -- Chapter 8. Anomalies of consciousness -- Consciousness and intentionality Some conclusions -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- the series ADVANCES IN CONSCIOUSNESS RESEARCH. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Is there an internal relationship between consciousness and intentionality? Can mental content be described in such a way so as to avoid dualism? What is the influence of social context upon consciousness, conceptions of self and mental content?This book considers questions such as these and argues for a conception of consciousness, mental content and intentionality that is anti-Cartesian in its major tenets. Focusing upon the rule governed nature of concepts and the grounding of the rules for concept use in the practical world, intentional consciousness emerges as a phenomena that depends upon social context. Given that dependence, the authors consider and set aside attempts to reduce human consciousness and intentionality to |
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