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Representational Ideas

From Plato to Patricia Churchland

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. Richard A. Watson

    1. Department of Philosophy, Washington University, St. Louis, USA

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Part of the book series: Synthese Library (SYLI, volume 250)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Richard A. Watson
    Pages 1-18

  3. Descartes

    • Richard A. Watson
    Pages 19-48

  4. Malebranche and Arnauld

    • Richard A. Watson
    Pages 49-65

  5. Locke, Berkeley, and Hume

    • Richard A. Watson
    Pages 66-76

  6. The Picture Theory

    • Richard A. Watson
    Pages 77-99

  7. Neurophilosophy

    • Richard A. Watson
    Pages 100-121

  8. Having Ideas

    • Richard A. Watson
    Pages 122-141

  9. Conclusion

    • Richard A. Watson
    Pages 142-142

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 143-184
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About this book

In Representational Ideas: From Plato to Patricia Churchland Watson argues that all intelligible theories of representation by ideas are based on likeness between representations and objects. He concludes that 17th century materialist criticisms of `having' mental representations in the mind apply to contemporary material representations in the brain, as proposed by neurophilosophers. The argument begins with Plato, with particular stress on Descartes, Malebranche, and Arnauld. He then proceeds with an examination of the picture theory developed by Wittgenstein, Carnap, and Goodman, and concludes with an examination of Patricia Churchland, Ruth Millikan, Robert Cummins, and Mark Rollins. The use of the historical development of representationalism to pose a central problem in contemporary cognitive science is unique.
For students, scholars and researchers in neuroscience, cognitive science, philosophy of mind, and modern philosophy.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, Washington University, St. Louis, USA

    Richard A. Watson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Representational Ideas

  • Book Subtitle: From Plato to Patricia Churchland

  • Authors: Richard A. Watson

  • Series Title: Synthese Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0075-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3453-8Published: 30 November 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-4037-2Published: 08 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-0075-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0166-6991

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8292

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 184

  • Topics: Philosophy of Mind, Ontology, Modern Philosophy

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