Saving belief : a critique of physicalism / Lynne Rudder Baker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baker, Lynne Rudder, 1944- author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Belief and doubt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 pages).

Other Title:

Physicalism.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1987.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This stimulating book critically examines a wide range of physicalistic conceptions of mind in the works of Jerry A. Fodor, Stephen P. Stich, Paul M. Churchland, Daniel C. Dennett, and others. Part I argues that intentional concepts cannot be reduced to nonintentional (and nonsemantic) concepts; Part II argues that intentional concepts are nevertheless indispensable to our cognitive enterprises and thus need no foundation in physicalism. As a sustained challenge to the prevailing interpretation of cognitive science, this timely book fills a large gap in the philosophical literature. It is sure to spark controversy, yet its clarity makes it attractive as a text in upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Saving Belief should be read by philosophers, psychologists, and others interested in the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and cognitive science.Originally published in 1988.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

1. Common Sense and Physicalism

PART I. WILL COGNITIVE SCIENCE SAVE BELIEF?

2. Belief in Cognitive Science

3. Mind and the Machine Analogy

4. Unspeakable Thoughts

5. The Elusiveness of Content

PART II. IS BELIEF OBSOLETE?

6. How High the Stakes?

7. The Threat of Cognitive Suicide

8. Instrumentalism: Back from the Brink?

9. Where We Are Now

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780691629919

0691629919

9780691073200

0691073201

9780691602240

0691602247

OCLC:

1004867388