Keeping the World in Mind : Mental Representations and the Sciences of the Mind / by Anne Jaap Jacobson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacobson, Anne Jaap., Author.

Series:

New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy of mind.

Philosophy.

Philosophy of Mind.

Philosophy of Religion.

Local Subjects:

Philosophy of Mind.

Philosophy of Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (199 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on a wide range of resources, including the history of philosophy, her role as director of a cognitive neuroscience group, and her Wittgensteinian training at Oxford, Jacobson provides fresh views on representation, concepts, perception, action, emotion and belief.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Series Editors� Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Regarding Representations""; ""2 From Fodorian to Aristotelian Representations""; ""3 Aristotelian Representations II""; ""4 Hume""; ""5 Ideas, Language and Skepticism""; ""6 Concepts""; ""7 Thought""; ""8 Vision""; ""9 Actions, Emotions and Beliefs, Part I""; ""10 Actions, Emotions and Beliefs, Part II""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781349333882

1349333883

9781137315588

113731558X

OCLC:

844771689