The Subjects Point Of View

Author : Katalin Farkas
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 019161551X
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Subject's Point of View written by Katalin Farkas and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-08-19 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Descartes's philosophy has had a considerable influence on the modern conception of the mind, but many think that this influence has been largely negative. The main project of The Subject's Point of View is to argue that discarding certain elements of the Cartesian conception would be much more difficult than critics seem to allow, since it is tied to our understanding of basic notions, including the criteria for what makes someone a person, or one of us. The crucial feature of the Cartesian view defended here is not dualism - which is not adopted - but internalism. Internalism is opposed to the widely accepted externalist thesis, which states that some mental features constitutively depend on certain features of our physical and social environment. In contrast, this book defends the minority internalist view, which holds that the mind is autonomous, and though it is obviously affected by the environment, this influence is merely contingent and does not delimit what is thinkable in principle. Defenders of the externalist view often present their theory as the most thoroughgoing criticism of the Cartesian conception of the mind; Katalin Farkas offers a defence of an uncompromising internalist Cartesian conception.

Author : Pietro Snider
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110525577
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Natural Problem of Consciousness written by Pietro Snider and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-06-12 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “Natural Problem of Consciousness” is the problem of understanding why there are presently conscious beings at all. Given a non-reductive naturalist framework taking consciousness as an ontologically subjective biological phenomenon, how can we rationally explain the fact that the actual world has turned out to be one where there are presently living beings that can feel, rather than having developed as a zombie-world in which there would be no conscious experiences of any kind? This book introduces the Natural Problem by relating it to central problems in the philosophy of mind (metaphysical mind-body problem, Hard Problem of consciousness) and emphasizing the distinctive interest of its diachronic dimension. Ranging from philosophy to biology and neuroscience, it offers a thorough analysis aimed at better understanding what could explain why phenomenal consciousness has been preserved throughout evolution by natural selection. This is an original, engaging, and thought provoking philosophical study of a neglected but fundamental question regarding the nature and origin of consciousness.

Author : American Library Association
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bulletin of the American Library Association written by American Library Association and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Hamid Vahid
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000179028
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dispositional Architecture of Epistemic Reasons written by Hamid Vahid and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-06 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is concerned with the conditions under which epistemic reasons provide justification for beliefs. The author draws on metaethical theories of reasons and normativity and then applies his theory to various contemporary debates in epistemology. In the first part of the book, the author outlines what he calls the dispositional architecture of epistemic reasons. The author offers and defends a dispositional account of how propositional and doxastic justification are related to one another. He then argues that the dispositional view has the resources to provide an acceptable account of the notion of the basing relation. In the second part of the book, the author examines how his theory of epistemic reasons bears on the issues involving perceptual reasons. He defends dogmatism about perceptual justification against conservatism and shows how his dispositional framework illuminates certain claims of dogmatism and its adherence to justification internalism. Finally, the author applies his dispositional framework to epistemological topics including the structure of defeat, self-knowledge, reasoning, emotions and motivational internalism. The Dispositional Architecture of Epistemic Reasons demonstrates the value of employing metaethical considerations for the justification of beliefs and propositions. It will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in epistemology and metaethics.

Author : J.-P. Caverni
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780080867229
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cognitive Biases written by J.-P. Caverni and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1990-08-23 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many studies in cognitive psychology have provided evidence of systematic deviations in cognitive task performance relative to that dictated by optimality, rationality, or coherency. The texts in this volume present an account of research into the cognitive biases observed on various tasks: reasoning, categorization, evaluation, and probabilistic and confidence judgments. The authors have attempted to discern the contribution of the study of bias to our understanding of the cognitive processes involved in each case, rather than proposing an inventory of the different types of biases. A special section has been devoted to studies on the correction of biases and cognitive aids.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 464 pages
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Download or read book Building Age written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Casey Doyle
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351603558
Total Pages : 383 pages
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Download or read book New Issues in Epistemological Disjunctivism written by Casey Doyle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-29 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first volume dedicated solely to the topic of epistemological disjunctivism. The original essays in this volume, written by leading and up-and-coming scholars on the topic, are divided into three thematic sections. The first set of chapters addresses the historical background of epistemological disjunctivism. It features essays on ancient epistemology, Immanuel Kant, J.L. Austin, Edmund Husserl, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. The second section tackles a number contemporary issues related to epistemological disjunctivism, including its relationship with perceptual disjunctivism, radical skepticism, and reasons for belief. Finally, the third group of essays extends the framework of epistemological disjunctivism to other forms of knowledge, such as testimonial knowledge, knowledge of other minds, and self-knowledge. Epistemological Disjunctivism is a timely collection that engages with an increasingly important topic in philosophy. It will appeal to researches and graduate students working in epistemology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of perception.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 892 pages
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Download or read book The Juvenile Instructor written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1516 pages
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Download or read book The Lancet written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 1516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas Henry Burrowes
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1170 pages
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Download or read book The Pennsylvania School Journal written by Thomas Henry Burrowes and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 1170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: