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Book SynopsisThis book presents an original thesis about the notion of sensory experience and of the mind’s architecture, which is grounded in current trends in cognitive science and philosophy of mind. Presented in the form of a dialogue, the book explores some of the psychological and philosophical consequences that the author derives from his proposal.
Trade Review”Provocative and imaginative, the first volume in the VIBS’ Special Series in Cognitive Science is a critique of the traditional theoretical apparatus of the discipline. In The Dissolution of Mind, neuroscientist Oscar Vilarroya undertakes the ambitious project of reformulating the traditional notions of ‘concept,’ ‘thought,’ ‘communication,’ ‘representation,’ ‘language’ and eventually ‘mind.’” in: Metapsychology, May 2003
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Editorial Foreword by Oscar Vilarroya Guest Foreword by Adolf Tobeña Preface Acknowledgments ONE Alice’s Perplexities TWO Non-Professor O’s Aphorisms THREE Monday. On How No Superfluous Experiences Exist FOUR Tuesday. On How to Get by Without Concepts FIVE Wednesday. On How to Live in a Virtual World SIX Thursday. On How Words Lost Their Meaning SEVEN Friday. On How to Communicate Without Information EIGHT Saturday. On How Living Dissolves the Mind NINE Sunday. “Tap-Tapping” the Compass Bibliography About the Author Index
