Mind and cognition : a reader
William G. Lycan
Abstract
William G. Lycan
Abstract
Part 1 Ontology from behaviourism to functionalism: behaviourism the identity theory early causal and functionalist views. Part 2 Homuncular functionalism and other teleological theories: homuncular functionalism teleological functionalism theleological views of intentionality. Part 3 Instrumentalism: true believers Dennett on intentional systems making sense of ourselves. Part 4 Eliminativism and neurophilosophy: classical eliminativism current eliminativism neurophilosophy and connectionism. Part 5 The Language of Thought hypothesis: defending the Language of Thought attacking psychosemantics. Part 6 The status of psychology: attacking folk psychology defending. Part 7 Consciousness, Qualia and subjectivity: Qualia - based objections to functionalism functionalist responses.
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Part 1 Ontology from behaviourism to functionalism: behaviourism the identity theory early causal and functionalist views. Part 2 Homuncular functionalism and other teleological theories: homuncular functionalism teleological functionalism theleological views of intentionality. Part 3 Instrumentalism: true believers Dennett on intentional systems making sense of ourselves. Part 4 Eliminativism and neurophilosophy: classical eliminativism current eliminativism neurophilosophy and connectionism. Part 5 The Language of Thought hypothesis: defending the Language of Thought attacking psychosemantics. Part 6 The status of psychology: attacking folk psychology defending. Part 7 Consciousness, Qualia and subjectivity: Qualia - based objections to functionalism functionalist responses.
Key concepts: Functionalism (philosophy of mind), Eliminative materialism, Qualia, Philosophy of mind, Epistemology, Intentionality, Structural functionalism, Philosophy