Pieces of Mind: The Proper Domain of Psychological Predicates
Author:   Carrie Figdor (Department of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, University of Iowa)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   232
Publication Date:   24 May 2018
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Author:   Carrie Figdor (Department of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, University of Iowa)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.40cm
Weight:   0.424kg
ISBN:  

9780198809524


ISBN 10:   0198809522
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   24 May 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Introduction 2: Cases: Qualitative Analogy 3: Cases: Quantitative Analogy 4: Literalism: An Initial Defense 5: The Nonsense View 6: The Metaphor View 7: The Technical View 8: Literalism and Mechanistic Explanation 9: Literalism and Moral Status 10: Concluding Summary

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"Figdor ... is interested in what a ""mind"" is, but along the way she evaluates what we mean by the term ... [a] clear evaluation of what we mean when we use these psychological terms ... Recommended. * J. A. Mather, CHOICE *"


Figdor ... is interested in what a mind is, but along the way she evaluates what we mean by the term ... [a] clear evaluation of what we mean when we use these psychological terms ... Recommended. * J. A. Mather, CHOICE *


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Carrie Figdor is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience at the University of Iowa. Her work has appeared in The Journal of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Mind & Language, Frontiers in Communication, and other leading scholarly journals. Her main philosophical interests are in philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of language, and metaphysics. A former newswoman with The Associated Press, she also writes on issues in science communication.

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