Cain Fodor

Language, Mind and Philosophy
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7456-7688-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Key Contemporary Thinkers

Jerry Fodor is one of the most important philosophers of mind inrecent decades. He has done much to set the agenda in this fieldand has had a significant influence on the development of cognitivescience. Fodor's project is that of constructing a physicalistvindication of folk psychology and so paving the way for thedevelopment of a scientifically respectable intentional psychology.The centrepiece of his engagement in this project is a theory ofthe cognitive mind, namely, the computational theory of mind, whichpostulates the existence of a language of thought. Fodor:Language, Mind and Philosophy is a comprehensive study ofFodor's writings. Individual chapters are devoted to each of themajor issues raised by his work and contain extensive discussion ofhis relationships to key developments in cognitive science and tothe views of such philosophical luminaries as Dennett, Davidson andSearle.
This accessible book will appeal to advanced level undergraduatestudents of philosophy and related disciplines. It will also be ofgreat interest to professional philosophers and cognitivescientists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cain, Mark J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements.
1. The Fodorian Project.
2. Philosophical and Scientific Background.
3. The Computational Theory of Mind.
4. Challenges to the Computational Theory of Mind.
5. Explaining Mental Content.
6. Individualism and Narrow Content.
7. The Modularity Thesis.
Afterword.
Notes.
References.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

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