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Keeping the World in Mind

Mental Representations and the Sciences of the Mind

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science (NDPCS)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction

    • Anne Jaap Jacobson
    Pages 1-6
  3. Regarding Representations

    • Anne Jaap Jacobson
    Pages 7-29
  4. From Fodorian to Aristotelian Representations

    • Anne Jaap Jacobson
    Pages 30-44
  5. Aristotelian Representations II

    • Anne Jaap Jacobson
    Pages 45-56
  6. Hume

    • Anne Jaap Jacobson
    Pages 57-74
  7. Ideas, Language and Skepticism

    • Anne Jaap Jacobson
    Pages 75-90
  8. Concepts

    • Anne Jaap Jacobson
    Pages 91-102
  9. Thought

    • Anne Jaap Jacobson
    Pages 103-114
  10. Vision

    • Anne Jaap Jacobson
    Pages 115-130
  11. Actions, Emotions and Beliefs, Part I

    • Anne Jaap Jacobson
    Pages 131-149
  12. Actions, Emotions and Beliefs, Part II

    • Anne Jaap Jacobson
    Pages 150-166
  13. Conclusion

    • Anne Jaap Jacobson
    Pages 167-169
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 170-186

About this book

Drawing on a wide range of resources, including the history of philosophy, her role as director of a cognitive neuroscience group, and her Wittgensteinian training at Oxford, Jacobson provides fresh views on representation, concepts, perception, action, emotion and belief.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Houston, USA

    Anne Jaap Jacobson

About the author

Anne Jaap Jacobson is Professor of Philosophy and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Houston, USA.

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