Mind as metaphor : a defence of mental fictionalism / Adam Toon.

Mind as Metaphor shows that mental fictionalism can make sense of our concept of mind, avoiding the difficulties faced by alternative approaches, such as behaviourism or instrumentalism. Adam Toon sheds light on a range of issues, from the mind's capacity to represent the world to the way in wh...

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Main Author: Toon, Adam, 1981- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2023]
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Summary:Mind as Metaphor shows that mental fictionalism can make sense of our concept of mind, avoiding the difficulties faced by alternative approaches, such as behaviourism or instrumentalism. Adam Toon sheds light on a range of issues, from the mind's capacity to represent the world to the way in which new practices expand the limits of inquiry.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 141 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages((131)-137) and index.
ISBN:0198879679
0191990302
9780191990304
9780198879671
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed February 20, 2024).