In critical condition

In critical condition1998
polemical essays on cognitive science and the philosophy of mind
About this book
Doing philosophy, according to Jerry Fodor, is like piloting: The trick is to find an object of known position and locate yourself with respect to it. In this book, Fodor contrasts his views about the mind with those of a number of well-known philosophers and cognitive scientists, including John McDowell, Christopher Peacocke, Paul Churchland, Daniel Dennett, Paul Smolensky, and Richard Dawkins.
Fodor constructs a version of the representational theory of mind that blends intentional realism, computational reductionism, nativism, and semantic atomism.
Details
- First published
- 1998
- OL Work ID
- OL1891668W
Subjects
Cognitive sciencePhilosophy of mindPhilosophie de l'espritSciences cognitivesPHILOSOPHYMind & BodyFilosofie van de geestCognitieSpeculative PhilosophyPhilosophy & Religion