Representational ideas
from Plato to Patricia Churchland
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Word Count
43,000 words, Guess
Page Count
172 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1280099M
- ISBN-100792334531
- OCLC Control Number32204054
- Library of Congress Control Number95011928
- Goodreads1461089
Classifications
- DDC121/.4
- LCCB822 .W37 1995
Description
In Representational Ideas: From Plato to Patricia Churchland Watson argues that all intelligible theories of representation by ideas are based on likeness between representations and objects. He concludes that 17th century materialist criticisms of 'having' mental representations in the mind apply to contemporary material representations in the brain, as proposed by neurophilosophers. The argument begins with Plato, with particular stress on Descartes, Malebranche, and Arnauld. He then proceeds with an examination of the picture theory developed by Wittgenstein, Carnap, and Goodman, and concludes with an examination of Patricia Churchland, Ruth Millikan, Robert Cummins, and Mark Rollins. The use of the historical development of representationalism to pose a central problem in contemporary cognitive science is unique. . For students, scholars and researchers in neuroscience, cognitive science, philosophy of mind, and modern philosophy.
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Series Statement
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