Descartes and the puzzle of sensory representation /

While much has been written on Descartes' theory of mind and ideas, no systematic study of his theory of sensory representation and misrepresentation is currently available in the literature. Descartes and the Puzzle of Sensory Misrepresentation is an ambitious attempt to fill this gap. It argu...

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1. Verfasser:
De Rosa, Raffaela
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Zusammenfassung:
While much has been written on Descartes' theory of mind and ideas, no systematic study of his theory of sensory representation and misrepresentation is currently available in the literature. Descartes and the Puzzle of Sensory Misrepresentation is an ambitious attempt to fill this gap. It argues against the established view that Cartesian sensations are mere qualia by defending the view that they are representational; it offers a descriptivist-causal account of theirrepresentationality that is critical of, and differs from, all other extant accounts (such as, for example, causal, teleofunctio
Umfang:
1 online resource (xiii, 190 pages).
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-161006-2
0-19-968679-3
1-282-38362-0
9786612383625
0-19-157332-9
Schlagworte:
Descartes, René, > 1596-1650.
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