Foundations of understanding
How can symbols have meaning for a subject? Foundations of Understanding argues that this is the key question to ask about intentionality, or meaningful thought. It thus offers an alternative to currently popular linguistic models of intentionality, whose inadequacies are examined: the goal should b...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub. Co
c1996.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Advances in consciousness research ;
v. 10. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798130706719 |
| Sumario: | How can symbols have meaning for a subject? Foundations of Understanding argues that this is the key question to ask about intentionality, or meaningful thought. It thus offers an alternative to currently popular linguistic models of intentionality, whose inadequacies are examined: the goal should be to explain, not how symbols, mental or otherwise, can refer to or 'mean' states of affairs in the external world, but how they can mean something to us, the users. The essence of intentionality is shown to be conscious understanding, the roots of which lie in experiences of embodiment and goal-dir |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (221 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-205) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781283174473 9786613174475 9789027283566 |
