Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:57:45 BST CiteULike: heraclitus's philosophy-of-mind http://www.citeulike.org/user/heraclitus/tag/philosophy-of-mind CiteULike.org en-gb Copyright © 2004-2008 citeulike.org http://www.citeulike.org/user/heraclitus/article/2782030 <i>(17 December 1998)</i><br /><br />During the past two decades, debates over the viability of commonsense psychology have occupied center stage in both cognitive science and the philosophy of mind. A group of prominent philosophers known as eliminativists argue that advances in cognitive science and neuroscience will ultimately<br>justify a rejection of our folk theory of mind because it gives a radically mistaken account of mental life. In Deconstructing the Mind, distinguished philosopher Stephen Stich, once a leading advocate of eliminativism, offers a bold and compelling reassessment of this view. The book opens with a<br>groundbreaking multi-part essay in which Stich maintains that even if the sciences develop in the ways that eliminativists foresee, none of the arguments for ontological elimination are tenable. Succeeding essays explore folk psychology in more detail, develop a systematic critique of simulation<br>theory, and counter widespread concern about naturalizing psychological properties. Deconstructing the Mind (Philosophy of Mind Series) Stephen Stich (17 December 1998) 2008-05-09T23:50:58-00:00 1998 Oxford University Press, USA anti-eliminative-materialism philosophy-of-mind http://www.citeulike.org/user/heraclitus/article/1180277 <i>(28 June 2004)</i><br /><br />Where does the mind begin and end? Robert Wilson establishes the foundations for the view that the mind extends beyond the boundary of the individual. He blends traditional philosophical analysis, cognitive science, and the history of psychology and the human sciences. Wilson then develops novel accounts of mental representation and consciousness, discussing a range of other issues, such as nativism and the idea of group minds. Boundaries of the Mind re-evaluates the place of the individual in the cognitive, biological and social sciences (what Wilson calls the fragile sciences) with an emphasis on cognition. The book will appeal to a broad range of professionals and students in philosophy, psychology, cognitive science, and the history of the behavioral and human sciences. Robert A. Wilson is professor of philosophy at the University of Alberta. He is author or editor of five other books, including the award-winning The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences (MIT Press, 1999). Boundaries of the Mind: The Individual in the Fragile Sciences Robert Wilson (28 June 2004) 2007-03-22T04:48:39-00:00 2004 Cambridge University Press externalism philosophy-of-mind