The Future of Folk Psychology

• Preface; Introduction: folk psychology and scientific psychology John D. Greenwood; 1. Fodor's guide to mental representation: the intelligent auntie's vade-mecum Jerry A. Fodor; 2. Folk psychology and the explanation of human behaviour Paul M. Churchland; 3. Reasons to believe John D. Greenwood; 4. Connectionism, eliminativism, and the future of folk psychology William Ramsey, Stephen Stich and Joseph Garon; 5. Being indiscrete John Heil; 6. Two contrasts: folk craft versus folk science, and belief versus opinion Daniel C. Dennett; 7. Folk psychology is here to stay Terence Horgan and James Woodward; 8. Folk-psychological explanations Jonathan Bennett; 9. Losing your mind: physics, identity, and folk burglar prevention Simon Blackburn; 10. 'Tractarian states' and folk-psychological explanation Jay Rosenberg; 11. The autonomy of folk psychology Joseph Margolis; 12. A culturalist account of folk psychology Richard McDonough; Author index; Subject index.

"...a rich supplement to a traditional course in the philosophy of mind or a main text for a course that emphasizes just these issues. Among the book's strengths is that it collects excellent papers on folk psychology by key players in the field." Frederick Adams, Teaching Philosophy