The Innate Mind, Structure and Contents

Carruthers, Peter; Laurence, Stephen; Stich, Stephen, Eds.

ISBN 10: 0195179994 / ISBN 13: 9780195179996

Published by Oxford University Press, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Innate Mind, Structure and Contents
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195179994
• ISBN 13: 9780195179996
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good+

About this title

Synopsis

This is the first volume of a projected three-volume set on the subject of innateness. The extent to which the mind is innate is one of the central questions in the human sciences, with important implications for many surrounding debates. By bringing together the top nativist scholars in philosophy, psychology, and allied disciplines these volumes provide a comprehensive assessment of nativist thought and a definitive reference point for future nativist inquiry.

The Innate Mind: Structure and Content, concerns the fundamental architecture of the mind, addressing such question as: What capacities, processes, representations, biases, and connections are innate? How do these innate elements feed into a story about the development of our mature cognitive capacities, and which of them are shared with other members of the animal kingdom? The editors have provided an introduction giving some of the background to debates about innateness and introducing each of the subsequent essays, as well as a consolidated bibliography that will be a valuable reference resource for all those interested in this area. The volume will be of great importance to all researchers and students interested in the fundamental nature and powers of the human mind.

Together, the three volumes in the series will provide the most intensive and richly cross-disciplinary investigation of nativism ever undertaken. They point the way toward a synthesis of nativist work that promises to provide a new understanding of our minds and their place in the natural order.

About the Author

Peter Carruthers is Professor and Chair in the Department of Philosophy at The University of Maryland.

Stephen Laurence is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Co-Director at the Hang Seng Center for Cognitive Studies at University of Sheffield.

Stephen Stich is Board of Governors Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Center for Cognitive Science, Rutgers University.