Fodor: Language, Mind, and Philosophy - Rilegato

Libro 2 di 56: Key Contemporary Thinkers

Cain, M. J.

 
9780745624723: Fodor: Language, Mind, and Philosophy
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ISBN 10: 0745624723 ISBN 13: 9780745624723
Casa editrice: Polity Pr, 2001

Sinossi

Jerry Fodor is one of the most important philosophers of mind in recent decades. He has done much to set the agenda in this field and has had a significant influence on the development of cognitive science. Fodor's project is that of constructing a physicalist vindication of folk psychology and so paving the way for the development of a scientifically respectable intentional psychology. The centrepiece of his engagement in this project is a theory of the cognitive mind, namely, the computational theory of mind, which postulates the existence of a language of thought. Fodor: Language, Mind and Philosophy is a comprehensive study of Fodor's writings. Individual chapters are devoted to each of the major issues raised by his work and contain extensive discussion of his relationships to key developments in cognitive science and to the views of such philosophical luminaries as Dennett, Davidson and Searle.


This accessible book will appeal to advanced level undergraduate students of philosophy and related disciplines. It will also be of great interest to professional philosophers and cognitive scientists.

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Mark Cain is Leverhulme Special Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham

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Jerry Fodor is one of the most important philosophers of mind in recent decades. He has done much to set the agenda in this field and has had a significant influence on the development of cognitive science. Fodor's project is that of constructing a physicalist vindication of folk psychology and so paving the way for the development of a scientifically respectable intentional psychology. The centrepiece of his engagement in this project is a theory of the cognitive mind, namely, the computational theory of mind, which postulates the existence of a language of thought. Fodor: Language, Mind and Philosophy is a comprehensive study of Fodor's writings. Individual chapters are devoted to each of the major issues raised by his work and contain extensive discussion of his relationships to key developments in cognitive science and to the views of such philosophical luminaries as Dennett, Davidson and Searle.

This accessible book will appeal to advanced level undergraduate students of philosophy and related disciplines. It will also be of great interest to professional philosophers and cognitive scientists.

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Editore
Polity Pr
Data di pubblicazione
2001
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0745624723
ISBN 13 
9780745624723
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
240
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
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Casa editrice: Polity Pr, 2001
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