New Thoughts About Old Things: Cognitive Policies as the Ground of Singular Concepts

by Krista Lawlor

Overview

This book defends a novel theory of singular concepts, emphasizing the pragmatic requirements of singular concept possession and arguing that these requirements must be understood to institute traditions and policies of thought.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136768743
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/29/2001
Series:	Studies in Philosophy
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	136
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Krista Lawlor is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Externalism and (Yet Another) Self-Knowledge Problem; Chapter 2 Straight Solutions to the Skeptical Problem; Chapter 3 How to Think About Thinking with Purported Coreference; Chapter 4 Dispositions and Dossiers: The Mechanics of Coreferential Thinking; Chapter 5 Warrant in Coreferential Thinking;

Editorial Reviews

"...a brilliant book." — Kent Bach, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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