The presence of mind / Daniel D. Hutto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hutto, Daniel D.

Series:

Advances in consciousness research ; v. 17.

Advances in consciousness research, 1381-589X ; v. 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intentionality (Philosophy).

Intentionalism.

Connectionism.

Act (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, c1999.

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-222) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-17436-7

9786613174369

90-272-8345-1

OCLC:

741492716