In this book, Stich unravels - or deconstructs - the doctrine called "eliminativism". Eliminativism claims that beliefs, desires, and many other mental states we use to describe the mind do not exist, but are fictional posits of a badly mistaken theory of "folk psychology". Stich makes a U-turn in his book, opening up new and controversial positions.
1.: Deconstructing the Mind2.: with William Ramsey and Joseph Garon: Connectionism, Eliminativism, and the Future of Folk Psychology3.: with Ian Ravenscroft: What Is Fold Psychology?4.: with Shaun Nichols: How Do Minds Understand Minds? Mental Simulation versus Tacit Theory5.: with Stephen Laurence: Intentionality and Naturalism6.: Naturalism, Positivism, and PluralismReferencesIndex
Stich's argument, presented in the first chapter, will surely become a classic essay in the study of mind....Surely ought not to be missed.
Stephen Stich, Rutgers University) Stich, Stephen (Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy, Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy, Stephen P. Stich
Peter Carruthers, Stephen Stich, Michael Siegal, College Park) Carruthers, Peter (University of Maryland, New Jersey) Stich, Stephen (Rutgers University, Michael (University of Sheffield) Siegal, Stephen P. Stich
Joulia Smortchkova, Krzysztof Dołęga, Tobias Schlicht, University of Oxford) Smortchkova, Joulia (Postdoctoral researcher, Postdoctoral researcher, Bochum) Dolega, Krzysztof (Postdoctoral researcher, Postdoctoral researcher, Ruhr University, Bochum) Schlicht, Tobias (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Ruhr University, Krzysztof Dolrega
David J. Chalmers, Australian National University) Chalmers, David J. (Professor of Philosophy, Director of Centre for Consciousness, Professor of Philosophy, Director of Centre for Consciousness, CHALMERS, Chalmers
Stephen P. Stich, New Brunswick) Stich, Stephen P. (Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science, Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science, Rutgers University
David J. Chalmers, Australian National University) Chalmers, David J. (Professor of Philosophy, Director of Centre for Consciousness, Professor of Philosophy, Director of Centre for Consciousness, CHALMERS, Chalmers
Richard Brown, CUNY) Brown, Richard (Professor of Philosophy at LaGuardia Community College and M.S. Program in Cognitive Neuroscience, Professor of Philosophy at LaGuardia Community College and M.S. Program in Cognitive Neuroscience, The Graduate Center
Shan Gao, Shanxi University) Gao, Shan (Professor, Research Center for Philosophy of Science and Technology, Professor, Research Center for Philosophy of Science and Technology
David J. Chalmers, Australian National University) Chalmers, David J. (Professor of Philosophy, Director of Centre for Consciousness, Professor of Philosophy, Director of Centre for Consciousness