The language of thought : a new philosophical direction /

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Author / Creator:Schneider, Susan, 1968-
Imprint:Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2011.
Description:xii, 259 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8389989
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ISBN:9780262015578 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0262015579 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-248) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Central System as a Computational Engine
  • 3. Jerry Fodor's Globality Challenge to the Computational Theory of Mind
  • 4. What LOT's Mental States Cannot Be: Ruling out Alternative Conceptions
  • 5. Mental Symbols
  • 6. Idiosyncratic Minds Think Alike: Modes of Presentation Reconsidered
  • 7. Concepts: A Pragmatist Theory
  • 8. Solving the Frege Cases
  • 9. Conclusion
  • References
  • Index