The Representational Theory of Mind
The Representational Theory of Mind

Author: Kim Sterelny

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Published: 1991-01-08

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780631164982

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This book is not a conventional introduction to the philosophy of mind, nor is it a contribution to the physicalist/ dualist debate. Instead The Representational Theory of Mind demonstrates that we can construct physicalist theories of important aspects of our mental life. Its aim is to explain and defend a physicalist theory of intelligence in two parts: the first six chapters consist of an exposition, elaboration and defence of human sentience (the functionalist theory of mind), and the second part considers rivals and objections to this theory. Kim Sterelny aims to introduce people to this area of philosophy be exemplifying it, to show that philosophical and empirical investigations can be synthesized to the benefit of both. It is both introduction and argument, explanation and manifesto and succeeds in bridging the widening gap between student primer and contemporary research. Technical vocabulary is explained (and defined in a glossary) while the leading edge of current debates is confronted and assessed. This book has been written for people working in philosophy, psychology and the cognitive sciences.

Representation in Cognitive Science
Representation in Cognitive Science

Author: Nicholas Shea

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2018-10-04

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0198812884

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Our thoughts are meaningful. We think about things in the outside world; how can that be so? This is one of the deepest questions in contemporary philosophy. Ever since the 'cognitive revolution', states with meaning-mental representations-have been the key explanatory construct of the cognitive sciences. But there is still no widely accepted theory of how mental representations get their meaning. Powerful new methods in cognitive neuroscience can now reveal information processing in the brain in unprecedented detail. They show how the brain performs complex calculations on neural representations. Drawing on this cutting-edge research, Nicholas Shea uses a series of case studies from the cognitive sciences to develop a naturalistic account of the nature of mental representation. His approach is distinctive in focusing firmly on the 'subpersonal' representations that pervade so much of cognitive science. The diversity and depth of the case studies, illustrated by numerous figures, make this book unlike any previous treatment. It is important reading for philosophers of psychology and philosophers of mind, and of considerable interest to researchers throughout the cognitive sciences.

Ten Problems of Consciousness
Ten Problems of Consciousness

Author: Michael Tye

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 1997-01-22

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9780262700641

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Can neurophysiology ever reveal to us what it is like to smell a skunk or to experience pain? In what does the feeling of happiness consist? How is it that changes in the white and gray matter composing our brains generate subjective sensations and feelings? These are several of the questions that Michael Tye addresses, while formulating a new and enlightening theory about the phenomenal "what it feels like" aspect of consciousness. The test of any such theory, according to Tye, lies in how well it handles ten critical problems of consciousness. Tye argues that all experiences and all feelings represent things, and that their phenomenal aspects are to be understood in terms of what they represent. He develops this representational approach to consciousness in detail with great ingenuity and originality. In the book's first part Tye lays out the domain, the ten problems and an associated paradox, along with all the theories currently available and the difficulties they face. In part two, he develops his intentionalist approach to consciousness. Special summaries are provided in boxes and the ten problems are illustrated with cartoons. A Bradford Book Representation and Mind series

The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Science
The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Science

Author: Keith Frankish

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-07-19

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 0521691907

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An authoritative, up-to-date survey of the state of the art in cognitive science, written for non-specialists.

Subjective Consciousness
Subjective Consciousness

Author: Uriah Kriegel

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2009-08-06

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 0199570353

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Uriah Kriegel develops an objective theory of what it is for a mental state to be conscious. The key idea is that consciousness arises when self-awareness and world-awareness are integrated in the right way. Conscious mental states differ from unconscious ones in that, whatever else they represent, they represent themselves in a very specific way.

Understanding the Representational Mind
Understanding the Representational Mind

Author: Josef Perner

Publisher: Bradford Books

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9780262660822

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A model of writing in cognitive development, Understanding the Representational Mind synthesizes the burgeoning literature on the child's theory of mind to provide an integrated account of children's understanding of representational and mental processes, which is crucial in their acquisition of our commonsense psychology.

The Mechanical Mind
The Mechanical Mind

Author: Tim Crane

Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp

Published: 2003-04-24

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 0203426312

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A fascinating exploration of the theories and arguments surrounding the notions of thought and representation. Now in its 2nd edition, Cranes's classic text has introduced thousands to some of the most important ideas in philosophy of mind.

Theory of Mind
Theory of Mind

Author: Martin Doherty

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2008-08-26

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 1135420793

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A concise and readable review of the extensive research into children’s understanding of what other people think and feel, providing a comprehensive overview of 25 years of research into theory of mind.