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Series - Jean Nicod Lectures
Topic Areas
Cognition, Brain, & Behavior
Humanities
Linguistics
Philosophy
Linguistics
Philosophy
Publications 1 - 17 of 17

The Elm and the ExpertThe Elm and the Expert
Mentalese and Its Semantics
Jerry A. Fodor
Written in a highly readable, irreverent style, The Elm and the Expert provides a lively discussion of semantic issues about mental representation, with special attention to issues raised by Frege's problem, Twin cases, and the putative indeterminacy of reference.
Paper / August 1995
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Knowledge, Possibility, and ConsciousnessKnowledge, Possibility, and Consciousness
John Perry
A defense of antecedent physicalism, which argues against the idea that if everything that goes on in the universe is physical, our consciousness and feelings must also be physical.
Cloth / April 2001
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Knowledge, Possibility, and ConsciousnessKnowledge, Possibility, and Consciousness
John Perry
A defense of antecedent physicalism, which argues against the idea that if everything that goes on in the universe is physical, our consciousness and feelings must also be physical.
Paper / March 2003
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Language, Consciousness, CultureLanguage, Consciousness, Culture
Essays on Mental Structure
Ray Jackendoff
An integrative approach to human cognition that encompasses the domains of language, consciousness, action, social cognition, and theory of mind that will foster cross-disciplinary conversation among linguists, philosophers, psycholinguists, neuroscientists, cognitive anthropologists, and evolutionary psychologists.
Cloth / June 2007
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Language, Consciousness, CultureLanguage, Consciousness, Culture
Essays on Mental Structure
Ray Jackendoff
An integrative approach to human cognition that encompasses the domains of language, consciousness, action, social cognition, and theory of mind that will foster cross-disciplinary conversation among linguists, philosophers, psycholinguists, neuroscientists, cognitive anthropologists, and evolutionary psychologists.
Paper / March 2009
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Naturalizing the MindNaturalizing the Mind
Fred Dretske
Naturalizing the Mind skillfully develops a representational theory of the qualitative, the phenomenal, the what-it-is-like aspects of the mind that have defied traditional forms of naturalism.
Paper / August 1997
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Origins of Human CommunicationOrigins of Human Communication
Michael Tomasello
A leading expert on evolution and communication presents an empirically based theory of the evolutionary origins of human communication that challenges the dominant Chomskian view.
Cloth / September 2008
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Rationality in ActionRationality in Action
John R. Searle
A novel investigation of rationality by philosopher John R. Searle.
Cloth / October 2001
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Rationality in ActionRationality in Action
John R. Searle
A novel investigation of rationality by philosopher John R. Searle.
Paper / March 2003
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Reliable ReasoningReliable Reasoning
Induction and Statistical Learning Theory
Gilbert Harman and Sanjeev Kulkarni
The implications for philosophy and cognitive science of developments in statistical learning theory.
Cloth / May 2007
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Strong FeelingsStrong Feelings
Emotion, Addiction, and Human Behavior
Jon Elster
Elster's study sheds fresh light on the generation of human behavior, ultimately revealing how cognition, choice, and rationality are undermined by the physical processes that underlie strong emotions and cravings.
Cloth / March 1999
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Strong FeelingsStrong Feelings
Emotion, Addiction, and Human Behavior
Jon Elster
Elster's study sheds fresh light on the generation of human behavior, ultimately revealing how cognition, choice, and rationality are undermined by the physical processes that underlie strong emotions and cravings.
Paper / July 2000
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Sweet DreamsSweet Dreams
Philosophical Obstacles to a Science of Consciousness
Daniel C. Dennett
The author of Consciousness Explained revises and renews his Multiple Drafts Model of consciousness in the light of recent research.
Cloth / April 2005
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Sweet DreamsSweet Dreams
Philosophical Obstacles to a Science of Consciousness
Daniel C. Dennett
The author of Consciousness Explained revises and renews his Multiple Drafts Model of consciousness in the light of recent research.
Paper / October 2006
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Things and PlacesThings and Places
How the Mind Connects with the World
Zenon W. Pylyshyn
Problems in linking representation and perceived things in the world are discussed in light of the role played by a preconceptual indexing mechanism that functions to identify, reidentify, and track objects.
Cloth / October 2007
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Varieties of MeaningVarieties of Meaning
The 2002 Jean Nicod Lectures
Ruth Garrett Millikan
How the various things that are said to have meaning—purpose, natural signs, linguistic signs, perceptions, and thoughts—are related to one another.
Cloth / June 2004
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Varieties of MeaningVarieties of Meaning
The 2002 Jean Nicod Lectures
Ruth Garrett Millikan
How the various things that are said to have meaning—purpose, natural signs, linguistic signs, perceptions, and thoughts—are related to one another.
Paper / September 2006
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