{"product_id":"mental-representation-isbn-9781557864772","title":"Mental Representation","description":"This volume is a collection of new and previously published essays focusing on one of the most exciting and actively discussed topics in contemporary philosophy: naturalistic theories of mental content. The volume brings together important papers written by some of the most distinguished theorists working in the field today. Authors contributing to the volume include Jerry Fodor, Rugh Millikan, Fred Dretske, Ned Block, Robert Cummins, and Daniel Dennett.  List of Contributors. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Introduction:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: Ted A. Warfield and Stephen Stich.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Fodor's Guide to Mental Representation: Jerry Fodor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Mental Representation: Hartry H. Field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Theories:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConceptual Role Semantics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Advertisment for a Semantics for Psychology: Ned Block.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Why Meaning (Probably Isn't Conceptual Role: Jerry Fodor and Ernest Lepore.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformation Based Semantics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Misrepresentation: Fred Dretske.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. From Information to Intentionality: Barry Loewer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsymmetric Dependence:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. A Theory of Content, II: The Theory: Jerry Fodor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Fodorian Semantics: Fred Adams and Ken Aizawa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeleogy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Biosemantics: Ruth Millikan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. A Continuum of Semantic Optimism: Peter Godfrey-Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpretational Semantics:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Interpretational Semantics: Robert Cummins.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Computation and Mental Representation: Terence Horgan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntentional Systems Theory:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. True Believers: The Intentional Strategy and Why it Works: Daniel Dennet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Instrumental Intentionality: Lynne Rudder Baker.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Epilogue:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. What is a Theory of Mental Representation? Stephen Stich.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eStephen P. Stich\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science at Rutgers University. He is author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Folk Psychology to Cognitive Science\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Fragmentation of Reason\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed A. Warfield\u003c\/b\u003e is currently a PhD candidate in the department of philosophy at Rutgers University where he holds a University Excellence Fellowship. He is the author of a number of articles on various topics in the philosophy of mind and epistemology.\u003c\/p\u003e  This volume is a collection of both new and previously published essays focusing on one of the most exciting and actively discussed topics in contemporary philosophy: naturalistic theories of mental content. The volume brings together important papers written by some of the most distinguished theorists working in the field today. Authors contributing to the volume include Jerry Fodor, Ruth Millikan, Fred Dretske, Ned Block, Robert Cummins, and Daniel Dennett. \u003cp\u003eOne special feature of the volume is its format. Following the editors' introduction and several essays surveying the field are important articles offering theories of mental content. Following each of these articles is a critical discussion of the theory presented. Critical commentators for the volume include Terrance Hogan, Barry Loewer and Lynne Rudder Baker.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume is intended for use in upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in the philosophy of psychology. It will also be of use to professional philosophers and cognitive scientists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989608087781,"sku":"NP9781557864772","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781557864772.jpg?v=1761784790","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/mental-representation-isbn-9781557864772","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}