Boundaries of the mind : the individual in the fragile sciences : cognition / Robert A. Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Robert A. (Robert Andrew), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy of mind.

Mind and body.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 369 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Where does the mind begin and end? Most philosophers and cognitive scientists take the view that the mind is bounded by the skull or skin of the individual. Robert Wilson, in this provocative and challenging 2004 book, provides the foundations for the view that the mind extends beyond the boundary of the individual. The approach adopted offers a unique blend of traditional philosophical analysis, cognitive science, and the history of psychology and the human sciences. A forthcoming companion volume Genes and the Agents of Life will explore the theme in the biological sciences. Written with verve and clarity, this ambitious book will appeal to a broad swathe of professionals and students in philosophy, psychology, cognitive science, and the history of the behavioural and human sciences.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents in Brief; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; 1 The Individual in the Fragile Sciences; 2 Individuals, Psychology, and the Mind; 3 Nativism on My Mind; 4 Individualism; 5 Metaphysics, Mind, and Science; 6 Context-Sensitive Realizations; 7 Representation, Computation, and Cognitive Science; 8 The Embedded Mind and Cognition; 9 Expanding Consciousness; 10 Intentionality and Phenomenology; 11 Group Minds in Historical Perspective; 12 The Group Mind Hypothesis in Contemporary Biology and Social Science; Notes

1: The Individual and the Mind2: Individuals, Psychology, and the Mind; 3: Nativism on My Mind; 4: Individualism: Philosophical Foundations; 5: Metaphysics, Mind, and Science: Two Views of Realization; 6: Context-Sensitive Realizations; 7: Representation, Computation, and Cognitive Science; 8: The Embedded Mind and Cognition; 9: Expanding Consciousness; 10: Intentionality and Phenomenology; 11: Group Minds in Historical Perspective; 12: The Group Mind Hypothesis in Contemporary Biology and Social Science; References; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-353) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-16147-9

1-280-54064-8

0-511-21545-2

0-511-21724-2

0-511-21187-2

0-511-31584-8

0-511-60684-2

0-511-21364-6

OCLC:

171139155