03121nam 2200673Ia 450 991045711550332120200520144314.01-283-17447-2978661317447590-272-8356-7(CKB)2550000000039118(EBL)730699(OCoLC)741492713(SSID)ssj0000914283(PQKBManifestationID)11479745(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000914283(PQKBWorkID)10863408(PQKB)11114822(MiAaPQ)EBC730699(Au-PeEL)EBL730699(CaPaEBR)ebr10484085(CaONFJC)MIL317447(EXLCZ)99255000000003911819960619d1996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFoundations of understanding[electronic resource] /Natika NewtonAmsterdam ;Philadelphia John Benjamins Pub. Co.c19961 online resource (221 p.)Advances in consciousness research ;v. 10Description based upon print version of record.90-272-5130-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-205) and index.FOUNDATIONS OF UNDERSTANDING; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO The Sensorimotor Theory of Cognition; CHAPTER THREE Understanding Actions; Chapter Four Understanding Objects; CHAPTER FIVE Error and the External World; CHAPTER SIX Understanding Persons; CHAPTER SEVEN Understanding Language; CHAPTER EIGHT The Elements of Conscious Experience; CHAPTER NINE Conclusion; References; IndexHow can symbols have meaning for a subject? Foundations of Understanding argues that this is the key question to ask about intentionality, or meaningful thought. It thus offers an alternative to currently popular linguistic models of intentionality, whose inadequacies are examined: the goal should be to explain, not how symbols, mental or otherwise, can refer to or 'mean' states of affairs in the external world, but how they can mean something to us, the users. The essence of intentionality is shown to be conscious understanding, the roots of which lie in experiences of embodiment and goal-dirAdvances in consciousness research ;v. 10.ComprehensionComprehension (Theory of knowledge)CognitionCommunicationPsychological aspectsHuman information processingElectronic books.Comprehension.Comprehension (Theory of knowledge)Cognition.CommunicationPsychological aspects.Human information processing.153.4Newton Natika932466MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457115503321Foundations of understanding2151502UNINA