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1 online resource (249) |
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Advances in consciousness research, 1381-589X ; v. 55 |
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Advances in consciousness research ; v. 55. 1381-589X
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| Contents |
Cover -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC page -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Causality and development -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Changes in the meaning of causality: A potted history -- 3. Determinism versus indeterminism -- 4. Dynamical systems approaches: Determinism and indeterminism -- 5. Whither developmental causality? -- 6. A concluding remark -- References -- Perception of causality -- 1. Phenomenology of causality -- 2. The conditions for the perception of causality -- 3. The importance of Michotte's work -- 4. Causality and Gestalt problems in cognitive psychology -- 5. Spizzo's effect -- 6. Rhythmical patterns, dynamic systems and causality -- 7. Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Embodiment and the philosophy of mind -- 1. Introduction: The rediscovery of the body and of the world -- 2. Inner symbol flight -- 3. Radical interactionism -- 4. Minimal Cartesianism -- 5. Scaling, rationality and complexity -- Notes -- References -- Causes and motivations -- Premise -- 1. The phenomenal field -- 2. Language and the phenomenal field -- 3. Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Mental causation and intentionality in a mind naturalising theory -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A definition of cognitive naturalism -- 3. K. Popper's criticism of materialism -- 4. A reply to Popper -- 5. Two kinds of epistemological pluralism: H. Putnam and J. McDowell -- 6. A reply to McDowell: Intentionality naturalised -- Notes -- References -- The envious frog -- 1. Identity theory and mental causation -- 2. The knowledge argument teaching -- 3. Correlation and identity -- 4. Getting rid of multiple realizability -- 5. Between universal and individual -- 6. Concluding remarks: Featuring mental states -- Notes -- References -- Knowing what it is like and knowing how -- Introduction -- 1. Mental states in a physical world -- 2. Mary's scientific knowledge -- 3. The ability reply -- 4. Resisting the ability reply -- 5. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Human cognition -- 1. Human evolution and cognition -- 2. Brain size and the evolutionary process -- 3. The behavioral record -- 4. The origin of modern human consciousness -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Space, time and cognition -- Introduction -- Part 1. An introduction to the space and time of modern physics -- 1.1. Taking leave of Laplace -- 1.2. Three types of physical theory: Relativity, quantum physics and the theory of critical transitions in the behaviour of dynamical systems -- 1.3. Some remarks -- Part 2. From physics to biology: Space and time in the ''field'' of living systems -- 2.1. The time of life -- 2.2. Three forms of time -- 2.3. Dynamics of the self-constitution of living systems -- 2.4. Morphogenesis -- 2.5. Information and geometric structure -- 2.6. Globality and circularity in space and time -- Part 3. Spatio-temporal determinacy and biology -- 3.1. Biological aspects -- 3.2. Space: Laws of scaling and of critical behaviour. The geometry of biological functions -- 3.3. Three types of time -- 3.4. Epistemological and mathematical aspects -- 3.5. Closing remarks -- Notes -- References** -- Causality in the texture of mind -- 1. The causal variety: Some ''framework'' remarks -- 2. Anisotropic causality |
| Summary |
Which causal patterns are involved in mental processes? On what mechanisms does the self-organisation of cognitive structure rest? Can a naturalistic view account for the basic resources of intentionality, while avoiding the objections to reductive materialism?By considering the developmental, phenomenological and biological aspects linking mind and causality, this volume offers a state-of-the art theoretical proposal emphasising the fine-tuning of cognition with the complexity of bodily dynamics. In contrast to the de-coupling of mind from the physical |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Philosophy of mind -- Congresses
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Causation -- Congresses
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PHILOSOPHY.
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Mind & Body.
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Causation.
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Philosophy of mind.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Peruzzi, Alberto.
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| ISBN |
9027295859 |
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9789027295859 |
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1282254855 |
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9781282254855 |
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9781588114747 |
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1588114740 |
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1588114759 |
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9781588114754 |
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9786612254857 |
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6612254858 |
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1423772318 |
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9781423772316 |
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