Interplay Between Consciousness and Concepts - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845400879 ISBN 13: 9781845400873

Publisher: Imprint Academic, 2007

Synopsis

Questions on the nature of concepts in philosophy, psychology, and cognitive science, such as 'What are concepts?' and ‘What is it to possess a concept?’ are notoriously difficult to answer. For example, are concepts abstract mind-independent objects in some Platonic or Fregean sense, or are they better understood as mental representations, such as constituents of thoughts? A common view in cognitive science is that thought is based on word-like mental representations; some say that possessing a concept C involves demonstrating some kind of ability with respect to C’s. But which ability? Other longstanding issues concern a proper theory of the structure of concepts. These questions are tackled here by Simon Baron-Cohen, Peter Carruthers, and a distinguished cast of scientists and philosophers.

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About the Author

Rocco Gennaro is professor of phiklosophy at Indiana State Universoty, and editor of two volumes in the series Advances in Consciousness Research.

Edition details

• Publisher: Imprint Academic
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845400879
• ISBN 13: 9781845400873
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 250
• Editor: Gennaro Rocco J.