Causality, Interpretation, and the Mind |
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| Author:
| Child, William |
| Series title: | Oxford Philosophical Monographs |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-151953-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1996 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $60.75 |
Book Description:
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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 ofwhat they say and do.
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 ofwhat they say and do.