Mind: Ontology and Explanation

Collected Papers 1981-2005
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-11-032672-7
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 25, 289 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 503 g

Reihe: Philosophische Analyse / Philosophical Analysis

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Addis, Laird

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophie des Geistes, Neurophilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Metaphysik, Ontologie