Language, Thought and Consciousness
An Essay in Philosophical Psychology
- Author: Peter Carruthers, University of Sheffield
- Date Published: April 1998
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- isbn: 9780521639996
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Do we think in natural language? Or is language only for communication? Much recent work in philosophy and cognitive science assumes the latter. In contrast, Peter Carruthers argues that much of human conscious thinking is conducted in the medium of natural language sentences. However, this does not commit him to any sort of Whorfian linguistic relativism, and the view is developed within a framework that is broadly nativist and modularist. His study will be essential reading for all those interested in the nature and significance of natural language, whether they come from philosophy, psychology or linguistics.
Read more- Author well-known in this area. Published THE ANIMALS ISSUE with CUP, and has THEORIES OF Theories of MIND in production
- Book presents an adventurous new theory of consciousness
- Broad interdisciplinary readership in philosophy, linguistics, cognitive psychology, cognitive science more generally
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- Date Published: April 1998
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521639996
- length: 308 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 151 x 21 mm
- weight: 0.505kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. The geography of the issues
2. Which language do we think with? 3. Thought-based semantics
4. Holism and language
5. First steps towards a theory of consciousness
6. Second (-order) steps towards a theory of consciousness
7. A reflexive thinking theory of consciousness
8. The involvement of language in conscious thinking
Conclusion
References
Index.
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