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Autore: | Hutto Daniel D |
Titolo: | The Presence of Mind [[electronic resource]] |
Pubblicazione: | Amsterdam/Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (266 p.) |
Disciplina: | 128.2 |
Soggetto topico: | Act (Philosophy) |
Connectionalism | |
Intentionalism | |
Intentionality (Philosophy) | |
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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | The Presence of Mind |
ISBN: | 1-283-17436-7 |
9786613174369 | |
90-272-8345-1 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910781509203321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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