LEADER 03121nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910457115503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-17447-2 010 $a9786613174475 010 $a90-272-8356-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000039118 035 $a(EBL)730699 035 $a(OCoLC)741492713 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000914283 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11479745 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000914283 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10863408 035 $a(PQKB)11114822 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC730699 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL730699 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10484085 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL317447 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000039118 100 $a19960619d1996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFoundations of understanding$b[electronic resource] /$fNatika Newton 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aPhiladelphia $cJohn Benjamins Pub. Co.$dc1996 215 $a1 online resource (221 p.) 225 1 $aAdvances in consciousness research ;$vv. 10 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-272-5130-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [199]-205) and index. 327 $aFOUNDATIONS 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; Index 330 $aHow can symbols have meaning for a subject? Foundations of Understanding argues that this is the key question to ask about intentionality, or meaningful thought. It thus offers an alternative to currently popular linguistic models of intentionality, whose inadequacies are examined: the goal should be to explain, not how symbols, mental or otherwise, can refer to or 'mean' states of affairs in the external world, but how they can mean something to us, the users. The essence of intentionality is shown to be conscious understanding, the roots of which lie in experiences of embodiment and goal-dir 410 0$aAdvances in consciousness research ;$vv. 10. 606 $aComprehension 606 $aComprehension (Theory of knowledge) 606 $aCognition 606 $aCommunication$xPsychological aspects 606 $aHuman information processing 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aComprehension. 615 0$aComprehension (Theory of knowledge) 615 0$aCognition. 615 0$aCommunication$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aHuman information processing. 676 $a153.4 700 $aNewton$b Natika$0932466 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457115503321 996 $aFoundations of understanding$92151502 997 $aUNINA