02418nam 22004933u 450 991078150920332120230422050645.01-283-17436-7978661317436990-272-8345-1(CKB)2550000000041863(EBL)730704(OCoLC)741492716(MiAaPQ)EBC730704(EXLCZ)99255000000004186320130729d1999|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||The Presence of Mind[electronic resource]Amsterdam/Philadelphia John Benjamins Publishing Company19991 online resource (266 p.)Advances in Consciousness ResearchDescription based upon print version of record.90-272-5137-1 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; IndexWill 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 emAdvances in Consciousness ResearchAct (Philosophy)ConnectionalismIntentionalismIntentionality (Philosophy)Act (Philosophy).Connectionalism.Intentionalism.Intentionality (Philosophy).128.2Hutto Daniel D1160657AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910781509203321The Presence of Mind3748164UNINA