Mind: ontology and explanation
collected papers 1981-2005
Our rough guess is there are 72,500 words in this book.
At a pace averaging 250 words per minute, this book will take 4 hours and 50 minutes to read. With a half hour per day, this will take 10 days to read.
How long will it take you?
This book will take an estimated to read at a reading speed averaging words per minute. With 30 minutes per day, this will take to read.
Enter your reading speedYou can take one of our WPM reading speed tests to find your reading speed.
Create a free account to track your reading progress, build your reading list, and set reading goals.
Word Count
72,500 words, Guess
Page Count
290 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-103938793864
- ISBN-139783938793862
- Goodreads3428473
- OCLC Control Number192081263
- Better World Books9783938793862
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL18937875M
Classifications
- LCCBD418.3 .A33 2008
Description
"In this collection of papers by Laird Addis, published over approximately a quarter century, the main topics are the ontology of mind and the role of mind in the explanation of behavior. Addis defends a theory of natural signs, by which there is, in every conscious state including emotional states, an intrinsically intentional entity. He also argues that explanations of behavior by dispositional mental states, while not themselves causal explanations, presuppose the possibility of such explanations. The theory of dispositions is applied also to the theories of Chomsky and Freud. In broad strokes, Addis holds that, while there is a distinct realm of mental properties, behaviors admit of purely physical explanations."--Jacket.
Subjects
Topics
Series Statement
- Philosophische Analyse -- v. 25 = -- Philosophical analysis -- v. 25
Other Editions
- Mind: ontology and explanation: collected papers 1981-2005
Reader Reviews
No reviews yet for this book.
Be the first to share your thoughts!