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Mind, language and society : philosophy in the real world

Author: John R Searle
Publisher: New York, NY : Basic Books, 1999, ©1998.
Series: MasterMinds.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st paperback edView all editions and formats
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"In this book, John Searle brings concepts such as reality, truth, consciousness and society from their abstract perch down to the world we all live in. He takes readers through the conceptual problems associated with basic metaphysics, the biology of the mind, the structure of consciousness, the paradox of intentionality, the nature of language and the structure of the social universe. Condemning the belief that our  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: John R Searle
ISBN: 0465045219 9780465045211
OCLC Number: 43689264
Description: x, 175 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents: Basic metaphysics : reality and truth --
How we fit into the universe : the mind as a biological phenomenon --
The essence of the mind : consciousness and its structure --
How the mind works : intentionality --
The structure of the social universe : how the mind creates an objective social reality --
How language works : speech as a kind of human action.
Series Title: MasterMinds.
Responsibility: John R. Searle.

Abstract:

"In this book, John Searle brings concepts such as reality, truth, consciousness and society from their abstract perch down to the world we all live in. He takes readers through the conceptual problems associated with basic metaphysics, the biology of the mind, the structure of consciousness, the paradox of intentionality, the nature of language and the structure of the social universe. Condemning the belief that our world is dependent on our perception of it, Searle stresses that there is a real world, and discusses the ways in which philosophy can help us deal with it. In short, he takes questions apart, analyzes them and then places them together to present a "total philosophy." In Mind, Language and Society, Searle teaches us how to practice philosophy in the real world. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.

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