For centuries philosophers have attempted to derive concepts from perceptual representations but have failed to explain how the mind generates the buildingblocks of thought. Gauker addresses this problem in a new account of imagistic cognition. He shows that much of cognition occurs by means of mental imagery, without the help of concepts. INDICE: Preface; Introduction: Defining the Question; 1: The Lockean Theory; 2: The Kantian Theory; 3: Regions of Similarity Space; 4: The Sellarsian Theory; 5: Imagistic Cognition; 6: Similarity without Concepts; 7: Cooperation by Means of Words; 8: Thinking in Language; References; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-959946-2
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2011
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- Idioma: Inglés