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Mind as Metaphor shows that mental fictionalism can make sense of our concept of mind, avoiding the difficulties faced by alternative approaches, such as behaviourism or instrumentalism. Adam Toon sheds light on a range of issues, from the mind's capacity to represent the world to the way in which new practices expand the limits of inquiry

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Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: The story of the ghost in the machine 1: Making Up Minds 2: Contrasts, causes, and consciousness 3: Minds and representations 4: Minds and materials 5: Inquiring minds Epilogue: An uneasy presence References

Mind as Metaphor A Defence of Mental Fictionalism

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: 27/04/2023
      ISBN13: 9780198879626, 978-0198879626
      ISBN10: 0198879628

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      Book Synopsis
      Mind as Metaphor shows that mental fictionalism can make sense of our concept of mind, avoiding the difficulties faced by alternative approaches, such as behaviourism or instrumentalism. Adam Toon sheds light on a range of issues, from the mind's capacity to represent the world to the way in which new practices expand the limits of inquiry

      Table of Contents
      Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: The story of the ghost in the machine 1: Making Up Minds 2: Contrasts, causes, and consciousness 3: Minds and representations 4: Minds and materials 5: Inquiring minds Epilogue: An uneasy presence References

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