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Dretske (philosophy, Stanford U.) develops a representational theory of those qualitative aspects of the mind that have defied traditional forms of naturalism, arguing that to understand the mind one must understand what the mind's job is and how it is performed by the nervous system. He focuses on what naturalistic representationalism reveals about introspective knowledge, intentionality, the biological function of conscious experience, and the possibility of knowing what alien experiences are like. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Naturalizing the Mind skillfully develops a representational theory of the qualitative, the phenomenal, the what-it-is-like aspects of the mind that have defied traditional forms of naturalism. Central to Dretske's approach is the claim that the phenomenal aspects of perceptual experiences are one and the same as external, real-world properties that experience represents objects as having. Combined with an evolutionary account of sensory representation, the result is a completely naturalistic account of phenomenal consciousness. Dretske's theory of naturalistic representationalism is perhaps the only approach to the study of consciousness that can satisfactorily pin down the slippery first-person aspect of our sensory and affective life. It distinguishes, in wholly naturalistic terms, between what we experience (reality) and how we experience it (appearance). The theory establishes a framework within which subjectivity can be studied objectively, explains the peculiar authority we enjoy about our own mental states, and provides a biologically plausible answer to questions about the function or purpose of consciousness.
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Fred Dretske is Professor and Chair, Philosophy Department, Stanford University.
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- PublisherBradford Books
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0262041499
- ISBN 13 9780262041492
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages222
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