Content, consciousness, and perception essays in contemporary philosophy of mind (Cambridge Scholars Press, 2006)
"All the essays ... were presented on June 30th and July 1st 2005, in Edinburgh, at the Mind2005 conference"--Pref
Includes bibliographical references and index
The state of mind / Conor McHugh and Ezio Di Nucci -- Concepts : representation or abilities? / Hans-Johann Glock -- Human philosophy : Hume on natural instincts and belief formation / Treasa Campbell -- Can conscious attention restore uncritical realism? An examination of a neo-Russellian view of reference / Gloria Ayob -- On Peacock's theory of concepts / Asunción Álvarez -- Deflationsim about qualia / Dave Ward -- Heidegger and AI : technological metaphor and self-understanding / Richard Hamilton -- Causal exclusion and overdetermination / Markus E. Schlosser -- Metaphysical disjunctivism and the intentional theory of perception / Francisco Pereira -- Change blindness and counterfactual dependence / Nick Jones -- An enactive theory of phenomenal intentionality / Julian Kiverstein
What sort of thing is the mind? And how can such a thing at the same time - belong to the natural world, - represent the world, - give rise to our subjective experience, - and ground human knowledge? Content, Consciousness and Perception is an edited collection, comprising eleven new contributions to the philosophy of mind, written by some of the most promising young philosophers in the UK and Ireland. The book is arranged into three parts. Part I, "Concepts and Mental Content", which begin ..