The problem of the essential indexical [[electronic resource] ] : and other essays / / John Perry

• Autore: Perry John <1943->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 121/.68
• Soggetto topico: Belief and doubt; Meaning (Philosophy)
• Soggetto non controllato: Self-locating beliefs; Demonstratives
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-331) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1. Frege on Demonstratives; 2. The Problem of the Essential Indexical; 3. Belief and Acceptance; 4. A Problem About Continued Belief; 5. Castañeda on He and I; 6. Perception, Action, and the Structure of Believing; 7. From Worlds to Situations; 8. Possible Worlds and Subject Matter; 9. Circumstantial Attitudes and Benevolent Cognition; 10. Thought Without Representation; 11. Cognitive Significance and New Theories of Reference; 12. The Prince and the Phone Booth: Reporting Puzzling Beliefs; 13. Individuals in Informational and Intentional Content ; 14. Fodor and Psychological ExplanationsReferences; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is a collection of essays that discusses aspects of the author's views on the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind. He discusses problems related to ""self-locating beliefs"" - the sorts of beliefs one expresses with indexicals and demonstratives like ""I"" and ""this"".
• Titolo autorizzato: The problem of the essential indexical
• ISBN: 0-19-773138-4; 1-280-44004-X; 0-19-536415-5; 1-4237-6373-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784710803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II