Causality, Interpretation, and the Mind

by William Child

Overview

William Child examines two central ideas in the philosophy of mind, and argues that (contrary to what many philosophers have thought) an understanding of the mind can and should include both. These are causalism, the idea that causality plays an essential role in our understanding of the mental; and interpretationism, the idea 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780191519536
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/10/1994
Series:	Oxford Philosophical Monographs
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Lexile:	1340L (what's this?)
File size:	341 KB

About the Author

Fellow of All Souls 1985-9

Editorial Reviews

"This book provides a useful, argument-packed guide through an impressive range of topics in current philosophy of mind and epistemology."—The Review of Metaphysics

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