Language, thought, and consciousness : an essay in philosophical psychology / Peter Carruthers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carruthers, Peter, 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psycholinguistics.

Thought and thinking.

Philosophy and cognitive science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 291 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st paperback ed.

Other Title:

Language, Thought & Consciousness

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Do we think in natural language? Or is language only for communication? Much recent work in philosophy and cognitive science assumes the latter. In contrast, Peter Carruthers argues that much of human conscious thinking is conducted in the medium of natural language sentences. However, this does not commit him to any sort of Whorfian linguistic relativism, and the view is developed within a framework that is broadly nativist and modularist. His study will be essential reading for all those interested in the nature and significance of natural language, whether they come from philosophy, psychology or linguistics.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

The geography of the issues

Which language do we think with?

Thought-based semantics

Holism and language

First steps towards a theory of consciousness

Second ( -order) steps towards a theory of consciousness

A reflexive thinking theory of consciousness

The involvement of language in conscious thinking

Conclusion

References

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Feb 2016).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-286) and index.

ISBN:

0-511-00207-6

0-511-58336-2