Foundations of understanding / Natika Newton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newton, Natika.

Series:

Advances in consciousness research ; v. 10.

Advances in consciousness research ; v. 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comprehension.

Comprehension (Theory of knowledge).

Cognition.

Communication--Psychological aspects.

Communication.

Human information processing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How can symbols have meaning for a subject? Foundations of Understanding argues that this is the key question to ask about intentionality, or meaningful thought. It thus offers an alternative to currently popular linguistic models of intentionality, whose inadequacies are examined: the goal should be to explain, not how symbols, mental or otherwise, can refer to or 'mean' states of affairs in the external world, but how they can mean something to us, the users. The essence of intentionality is shown to be conscious understanding, the roots of which lie in experiences of embodiment and goal-dir

Contents:

FOUNDATIONS OF UNDERSTANDING; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO The Sensorimotor Theory of Cognition; CHAPTER THREE Understanding Actions; Chapter Four Understanding Objects; CHAPTER FIVE Error and the External World; CHAPTER SIX Understanding Persons; CHAPTER SEVEN Understanding Language; CHAPTER EIGHT The Elements of Conscious Experience; CHAPTER NINE Conclusion; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-205) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-17447-2

9786613174475

90-272-8356-7

OCLC:

741492713