Contemporary Philosophy of Mind - A Contentiously Classical Approach

Informationen zum Autor Georges Rey is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland. In addition to publishing numerous articles in the philosophy of mind, he is co-editor (with Barry Loewer) of Meaning and Mind (Blackwell, 1992). Klappentext This volume is an introduction to contemporary debates in the philosophy of mind. In particular, the author focuses on the controversial "eliminativist" and "instrumentalist" attacks - from philosophers such as of Quine, Dennett, and the Churchlands - on our ordinary concept of mind. In so doing, Rey offers an explication and defense of "mental realism", and shows how Fodor's representational theory of mind affords a compelling account of much of our ordinary mental talk of beliefs, hopes, and desires. Zusammenfassung This volume is an introduction to contemporary debates in the philosophy of mind. In particular! the author focuses on the controversial "eliminativist" and "instrumentalist" attacks -- from philosophers such as of Quine! Dennett! and the Churchlands -- on our ordinary concept of mind. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Introduction. 1. Problems and Preliminaries. 2. The Temptations to Dualism. 3. Eliminativism: Philosophical Issues. 4. Eliminativism: Empirical Issues. 5. Mentalism: Pre--Functionalist Views. 6. Functionalism: Commonalities. 7. Functionalism: Differences. 8. CRTT: Computation (Meeting Descartesa Challenge). 9. CRTT: Representation (Meeting Brentanoa s Challenge). Replies to Common Objectives. Further Capacities (Meeting Levinea s Challenge).

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• Authors: G Rey, Georges Rey, Georges (University of Maryland) Rey, Rey Georges
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.1996
• EAN: 9780631190714
• ISBN: 978-0-631-19071-4
• No. of pages: 380
• Series: Contemporary Philosophy S.; Contemporary Philosophy; Contemporary Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, Philosophy of Mind, Western philosophy from c 1800, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -