Meaning in Mind : Fodor and His Critics

Loewer, Barry

ISBN 10: 0631187014 / ISBN 13: 9780631187011

Published by Wiley & Sons, Limited, John, 1992

Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 13267151-6

Synopsis:

Even in the eyes of many of his critics, Fodor is widely regarded as the most important philosopher of psychology of his generation. With Noam Chomsky at MIT in the 1960s he mounted a strenuous attack on the behaviourism that then dominated psychology and most philosophy of mind, and since then, he has articulated and defended in considerable richness and detail a computational theory of intentional causation that is central to the emerging cognitive sciences. This theory provides a framework both for the resolution of many traditional problems in the philosophy of mind and language, and for actual psychological research and experimentation. The present volume contains 16 contributions by philosophers and cognitive scientists who have been critical of this theory, followed by replies Fodor makes to each of them. There is alos a lengthy introduction that provides an overview of Fodor's views and their relation to this critical discussion.

About the Author: Barry Loewer is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University.

Georges Rey is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Meaning in Mind : Fodor and His Critics
Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Limited, John
Publication Date: 1992
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good