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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Scott M Christensen; Dale R Turner |
| ISBN: | 0805809317 9780805809312 |
| OCLC Number: | 25963974 |
| Description: | xxx, 437 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Materialism and the mind-body problem / Paul Feyerabend -- Mind-body identity, privacy, and categories / Richard Rorty -- Eliminative materialism and propositional attitudes / Paul M. Churchland -- Intertheoretic relations and the future of psychology / Robert N. McCauley -- Will the concepts of folk psychology find a place in cognitive science? ; The future of folk psychology / Stephen P. Stich -- Three kinds of intentional psychology / Daniel C. Dennett -- Folk psychology is here to stay / Terence Horgan and James Woodward -- The relationship between scientific psychology and common sense psychology / Kathleen V. Wilkes -- The very idea of a folk psychology / Robert A. Sharpe -- The origins of folk psychology / George Graham -- The persistence of the attitudes / Jerry A. Fodor -- Folk psychology and the explanation of human behavior / Paul M. Churchland -- Understanding folk / John Haldane -- In defense of Southern fundamentalism / Terence Horgan and George Graham -- Connectionism, eliminativism, and the future of folk psychology / William Ramsey, Stephen P. Stich, and Joseph Garon -- Connectionism and the future of folk psychology / William Bechtel and A.A. Abrahamsen -- The connectionist vindication of folk psychology / Gerard J. O'Brien -- Consciousness, intentionality, and pragmatism -- Richard Rorty. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Scott M. Christensen, Dale R. Turner. |
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Abstract:
Within the past ten years, the discussion of the nature of folk psychology and its role in explaining behavior and thought has become central to the philosophy of mind. However, no comprehensive account of the contemporary debate or collection of the works that make up this debate has yet been available. Intending to fill this gap, this volume begins with the crucial background for the contemporary debate and proceeds with a broad range of responses to and developments of these works -- from those who argue that "folk theory" is a misnomer to those who regard folk theory as legitimately explanatory and necessary for any adequate account of human behavior. Intended for courses in the philosophy of mind, psychology, and science, as well as anthropology and social psychology, this anthology is also of great value in courses focusing on folk models, eliminative materialism, explanation, psychological theory, and -- in particular -- intentional psychology. It is accessible to both graduate students and upper-division undergraduate students of philosophy and psychology as well as researchers. As an aid to students, a thorough discussion of the field and the articles in the anthology is provided in the introduction; as an aid to researchers, a complete bibliography is also provided. -- Back cover.
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