Causality, Interpretation, and the Mind

Child, William

Philosophers of mind have long been interested in the relation between two ideas: that causality plays an essential role in our understanding of the mental; and that we can gain an understanding of belief and desire by considering the ascription of attitudes to people on the basis of what they say and do. Many have thought that those ideas are incompatible. William Child argues that there is in fact no tension between them, and that we should accept both. He shows how we can have a causal understanding of the mental without having to see attitudes and experiences as internal, causally interacting entities and he defends this view against influential objections. The book offers detailed discussions of many of Donald Davidson's contributions to the philosophy of mind, and also considers the work of Dennett, Anscombe, McDowell, and Rorty, among others. Issues discussed include: the nature of intentional phenomena; causal explanation; the character of visual experience; psychological explanation; and the causal relevance of mental properties.

Causality, Interpretation, and the Mind (Oxford Philosophical Monographs)

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Clarendon Press

Oxford University Press

Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) is considered by most philosophers - even those who do not share his views - to be the most influential philosopher of the 20th century. His contributions to the philosophy of language, mind, meaning and psychology - as well as to logic, mathematics and epistemology - permanently altered the philosophical landscape, and his Tractatus Logico Philosophicus and Philosophical Investigations continue to be studied in philosophy departments around in the world. In this superb introduction and overview of Wittgenstein’s life and work, William Child discusses: <ul>
<li>Wittgenstein’s early work, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, including his account of language and thought</li> <li>Wittgenstein’s subsequent rejection of some of the central doctrines of the Tractatus</li> <li>Wittgenstein’s later philosophy</li> <li>intentionality and rule-following</li> <li>philosophy of mind and psychology in Philosophical Investigations</li> <li>knowledge and certainty, and Wittgenstein’s final work</li> <li>philosophy of religion</li> <li>the legacy and influence of Wittgenstein’s ideas in philosophy, and beyond.</li> </ul>
Including a chronology, glossary, and helpful conclusions to each chapter, Wittgenstein is essential reading for anyone coming to Wittgenstein's philosophy for the first time.

Wittgenstein (The Routledge Philosophers)

Routledge

A History of the Fifth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865

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A History of the Fifth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865

History

Americas

Legare Street Press

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A history of the Fifth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865

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A history of the Fifth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 - War College Series

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