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The Philosophy of Psychology Peter Carruthers

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The Philosophy of Psychology by Peter Carruthers


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This accessible analysis of the relationship between common-sense, or 'folk', psychology and contemporary scientific psychology is designed as a textbook for upper-level undergraduate and beginning postgraduate students in philosophy and cognitive science, but will also be of interest to researchers working in these areas.

The Philosophy of Psychology Summary

The Philosophy of Psychology by Peter Carruthers

What is the relationship between common-sense, or 'folk', psychology and contemporary scientific psychology? Are they in conflict with one another? Or do they perform quite different, though perhaps complementary, roles? George Botterill and Peter Carruthers discuss these questions, defending a robust form of realism about the commitments of folk psychology and about the prospects for integrating those commitments into natural science. Their focus throughout the book is on the ways in which cognitive science presents a challenge to our common-sense self-image - arguing that our native conception of the mind will be enriched, but not overturned, by science. The Philosophy of Psychology is designed as a textbook for upper-level undergraduate and beginning graduate students in philosophy and cognitive science, but as a text that not only surveys but advances the debates on the topics discussed, it will also be of interest to researchers working in these areas.

The Philosophy of Psychology Reviews

"This superb interdisciplinary introductory survey gives a comprehensive overview of the current state of research in the philosophy of psychology. ...a brilliant contribution to the newly emerging, and somewhat arduous, interdisciplinary project of cognitive science." Philosophical Psychology
"This is an important addition to any collection in the philosophy of mind." Choice

Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: some background; 2. Folk-psychological commitments; 3. Modularity and nativism; 4. Mind-reading; 5. Reasoning and irrationality; 6. Content for psychology; 7. Content naturalised; 8. Forms of representation; 9. Consciousness: the final frontier?; References; Index of names; Index of subjects.

Additional information

GOR002851250
9780521559157
0521559154
The Philosophy of Psychology by Peter Carruthers
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Cambridge University Press
1999-08-19
312
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