The Presence of Mind [[electronic resource]]
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| Autore: |
Hutto Daniel D
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| Titolo: |
The Presence of Mind [[electronic resource]]
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| 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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Serie:
Advances in Consciousness Research