How can one think about a thing, think something false about it, and still be thinking about that thing at all? If a concept is applied to something outside its meaning, how are we to say it does not mean that thing as well? The problem of misrepresentation is one of the central issues in contemporary philosophy of mind. Here, Mark Perlman criticizes the way all contemporary theories of mental representation seek to account for misrepresentation, concluding that it cannot be explained naturistically. Specifically, Perlman evaluates and criticizes the theories of mental content proposed by Fodor, Dretske, Millikan, Block, Harman and others, as well as examining verificationist approaches to meaning of Quine, Davidson and Stich. The book goes much further than criticism, however: Perlman formulates a naturalistic theory of representation that reluctantly accepts the unfortunate conclusion that there is no misrepresentation. He adds a pragmatic theory of content, which explains apparent misrepresentation as concept change. Mental representations can be good or bad in specific contexts and for specific purposes, but their correctness is not a matter of truth and falsity. The pragmatic approach to mental content has implications for epistemology, theories of truth, metaphysics, psychology, and AI (specifically connectionist networks). Readership: One of the most thorough examinations of mental representation and meaning holism available, this book should be read by everyone interested in the mind and how ideas can have meaning. It crosses boundaries from philosophy into psychology, linguistics, AI and cognitive science.
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epistemic role theory, meaning incomparability, conceptual role theories, conceptual role theory, confirmational holism, entire conceptual role, little black moving things, radical meaning holism, orthodox computational systems, recurrence compositionality, conceptual role factor, conceptual flux, adaptational role theories, room for misrepresentation, confirmation holism, epistemic liaisons, meaning nihilist, semantic localism, weak verificationism, adaptational theories, functional role theory, possible cognitive states, recognitional thoughts, different conceptual roles, much holism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Word and Object (Studies in Communication) by Willard Van Orman Quine on 8 pages
- Knowledge and the Flow of Information by Fred I. Dretske on 4 pages
- Holism: A Consumer Update (Grazer Philosophische Studien 46) (German Monitor 30) by Jerry Fodor in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Ontological Relativity by W. V. Quine on page 61, and Back Matter
- Philosophical Investigations (3rd Edition) by Ludwig Wittgenstein on page 21, and Back Matter
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