Functions in mind : a theory of intentional content / Carolyn Price.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Price, Carolyn, 1963- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intentionality (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 263 pages)

Other Title:

Theory of intentional content

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Carolyn Price examines what it means to say that mental states - thoughts, wishes, perceptual experiences - are about things in the world. It contributes to the project of bringing together philosophy and biology in order to understand the mind.

Contents:

Introduction: Nature and Function

pt. I. A Theory of Functions. 1. Explanation and Normativity. 2. The Core Account. 3. Determinate Functions

pt. II. Special-Purpose Systems. 4. Minimal Intentionality. 5. Minimal Truth? 6. Learning and Wanting. 7. Keeping Track. 8. Making Maps and Forming Plans

pt. III. General-Purpose Systems. 9. General-Purpose Intentionality. 10. General-Purpose Content. 11. Utility and Truth. Conclusion: Constructing Content.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version

ISBN:

0-19-169699-4

0-19-924200-3