Mind: Ontology and Explanation: Collected Papers 1981-2005

Laird Addis

Published by De Gruyter 2008

Mind: Ontology and Explanation

Collected Papers 1981-2005

Laird Addis

Volume 25 in the series Philosophische Analyse / Philosophical Analysis

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110327151

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In this collection of papers by Laird Addis, published over approximately a quarter century, the main topics are the ontology of mind and the role of mind in the explanation of behavior. Addis defends a theory of natural signs, by which there is, in every conscious state including emotional states, an intrinsically intentional entity. He also argues that explanations of behavior by dispositional mental states, while not themselves causal explanations, presuppose the possibility of such explanations. The theory of dispositions is applied also to the theories of Chomsky and Freud. In broad strokes, Addis holds that, while there is a distinct realm of mental properties, behaviors admit of purely physical explanations.

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INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
ONTOLOGY
MIND, STRUCTURE, AND TIME Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
NATURAL SIGNS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
PAINS AND OTHER SECONDARY MENTAL ENTITIES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
INTRINSIC REFERENCE AND THE NEW THEORY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
THE ONTOLOGY OF EMOTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
THE SIMPLICITY OF CONTENT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
THE NECESSITY AND NATURE OF MENTAL CONTENT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
EXPLANATION
DISPOSITIONS, EXPLANATION, AND BEHAVIOR Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
BEHAVIORISM AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ACT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
PARALLELISM, INTERACTIONISM, AND CAUSATION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
DISPOSITIONAL MENTAL STATES: CHOMSKY AND FREUD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
REVIEW OF LAURENCE D. SMITH’S BEHAVIORISM AND LOGICAL POSITIVISM: A REASSESSMENT OF THE ALLIANCE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
HUMAN ACTION AND THE HUMEAN UNIVERSE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
REFERENCES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
AUTHOR’S NOTE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
INDEX OF NAMES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	287
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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Pages
- Main content: 289
Keywords: Chomsky; Freud; Ontologie; Philosophie; Philosophie des Geistes; Zeichentheorie

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Published: May 2, 2013
ISBN: 9783110327151

Hardcover

Published: February 15, 2008
ISBN: 9783110326727