Giving a Damn: Essays in Dialogue with John Haugeland (The MIT Press)

In his work, the philosopher John Haugeland (1945–2010) proposed a radical expansion of philosophy’s conceptual toolkit, calling for a wider range of resources for understanding the mind, the world, and how they relate. Haugeland argued that “giving a damn” is essential for having a mind, and suggested that traditional approaches to cognitive science mistakenly overlook the relevance of caring to the understanding of mindedness. Haugeland’s determination to expand philosophy’s array of concepts led him to write on a wide variety of subjects that may seem unrelated—from topics in cognitive science and philosophy of mind to examinations of such figures as Immanuel Kant, Martin Heidegger, and Thomas Kuhn. Haugeland’s two books with the MIT Press, __Artificial Intelligence__ and __Mind Design__, show the range of his interests. This book offers a collection of essays in conversation with Haugeland’s work. The essays, by prominent scholars, extend Haugeland’s work on a range of contemporary topics in philosophy of mind—from questions about intentionality to issues concerning objectivity and truth to the work of Heidegger. __Giving a Damn__ also includes a previously unpublished paper by Haugeland, “Two Dogmas of Rationalism,” as well as critical responses to it. Finally, an appendix offers Haugeland’s outline of Kant’s "Transcendental Deduction of the Categories.” A collection of essays that use John Haugeland's work on intentionality, embodiment, objectivity, and caring to explore contemporary issues in philosophy of mind.In his work, the philosopher John Haugeland (1945–2010) proposed a radical expansion of philosophy's conceptual toolkit, calling for a wider range of resources for understanding the mind, the world, and how they relate. Haugeland argued that “giving a damn” is essential for having a mind—suggesting that traditional approaches to cognitive science mistakenly overlook the relevance of caring to the understanding of mindedness. Haugeland's determination to expand philosophy's array of concepts led him to write on a wide variety of subjects that may seem unrelated—from topics in cognitive science and philosophy of mind to examinations of such figures as Martin Heidegger and Thomas Kuhn. Haugeland's two books with the MIT Press, Artificial Intelligence and Mind Design, show the range of his interests.This book offers a collection of essays in conversation with Haugeland's work. The essays, by prominent scholars, extend Haugeland's work on a range of contemporary topics in philosophy of mind—from questions about intentionality to issues concerning objectivity and truth to the work of Heidegger. Giving a Damn also includes a previously unpublished paper by Haugeland, “Two Dogmas of Rationalism,” as well as critical responses to it. Finally, an appendix offers Haugeland's outline of Kant's'Transcendental Deduction of the Categories.” ContributorsZed Adams, William Blattner, Jacob Browning, Steven Crowell, John Haugeland, Bennett W. Helm, Rebecca Kukla, John Kulvicki, Mark Lance, Danielle Macbeth, Chauncey Maher, John McDowell, Joseph Rouse A collection of essays that use John Haugeland's work on intentionality, embodiment, objectivity, and caring to explore contemporary issues in philosophy of mind. In his work, the philosopher John Haugeland (19452010) proposed a radical expansion of philosophy's conceptual toolkit, calling for a wider range of resources for understanding the mind, the world, and how they relate. Haugeland argued that giving a damn is essential for having a mindsuggesting that traditional approaches to cognitive science mistakenly overlook the relevance of caring to the understanding of mindedness. Haugeland's determination to expand philosophy's array of concepts led him to write on a wide variety of subjects that may seem unrelatedfrom topics in cognitive science and philosophy of mind to examinations of such figures as Martin Heidegger and Thomas Kuhn. Haugeland's two books with the MIT Press, Artificial Intelligence and Mind Design , show the range of his interests. This book offers a collection of essays in conversation with Haugeland's work. The essays, by prominent scholars, extend Haugeland's work on a range of contemporary topics in philosophy of mindfrom questions about intentionality to issues concerning objectivity and truth to the work of Heidegger. Giving a Damn also includes a previously unpublished paper by Haugeland, Two Dogmas of Rationalism, as well as critical responses to it. Finally, an appendix offers Haugeland's outline of Kant's "Transcendental Deduction of the Categories. Contributors Zed Adams, William Blattner, Jacob Browning, Steven Crowell, John Haugeland, Bennett W. Helm, Rebecca Kukla, John Kulvicki, Mark Lance, Danielle Macbeth, Chauncey Maher, John McDowell, Joseph Rouse "In his work, the philosopher John Haugeland (1945-2010) proposed a radical expansion of philosophy's conceptual toolkit, calling for a wider range of resources for understanding the mind, the world, and how they relate. Haugeland argued that 'giving a damn' is essential for having a mind-suggesting that traditional approaches to cognitive science mistakenly overlook the relevance of caring to the understanding of mindedness. Haugeland's determination to expand philosophy's array of concepts led him to write on a wide variety of subjects that may seem unrelated--from topics in cognitive science and philosophy of mind to examinations of such figures as Martin Heidegger and Thomas Kuhn. Haugeland's two books with the MIT Press, Artificial Intelligence and Mind Design, show the range of his interests. This book offers a collection of essays in conversation with Haugeland's work. The essays, by prominent scholars, extend Haugeland's work on a range of contemporary topics in philosophy of mind--from questions about intentionality to issues concerning objectivity and truth to the work of Heidegger. Giving a Damn also includes a previously unpublished paper by Haugeland, 'Two dogmas of rationalism, ' as well as critical responses to it. Finally, an appendix offers Haugeland's outline of Kant's 'Transcendental deduction of the categories'"--Publisher's website In his work, the philosopher John Haugeland (1945–2010) proposed a radical expansion of philosophy’s conceptual toolkit, calling for a wider range of resources for understanding the mind, the world, and how they relate. Haugeland argued that “giving a damn” is essential for having a mind, and suggested that traditional approaches to cognitive science mistakenly overlook the relevance of caring to the understanding of mindedness. Haugeland’s determination to expand philosophy’s array of concepts led him to write on a wide variety of subjects that may seem unrelated - from topics in cognitive science and philosophy of mind to examinations of such figures as Immanuel Kant, Martin Heidegger, and Thomas Kuhn. Haugeland’s two books with the MIT Press, Artificial Intelligence and Mind Design, show the range of his interests. This book offers a collection of essays in conversation with Haugeland’s work. The essays, by prominent scholars, extend Haugeland’s work on a range of contemporary topics in philosophy of mind - from questions about intentionality to issues concerning objectivity and truth to the work of Heidegger. Giving a Damn also includes a previously unpublished paper by Haugeland, “Two Dogmas of Rationalism,” as well as critical responses to it. Finally, an appendix offers Haugeland’s outline of Kant’s "Transcendental Deduction of the Categories.” 3 Caring and the Emotions -- 4 Respect and the Reactive Attitudes -- 5 Reverence for Ontological Truth -- 6 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- 8 Constancy Mechanisms and the Normativity of Perception -- 1 The Problem of Perceptual Representation -- 2 Burge on Perceptual Representation -- 3 Constancy Is Not Enough for Perceptual Representation -- 4 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 9 Recording and Representing, Analog and Digital -- 1 Recording versus Representing -- 2 Skeletal Content -- 3 Representations Modeled by Recordings -- 4 Recording and Haugeland's Genera -- 5 New Representational Genera -- 6 Family Matters -- 7 Copying and Digital Representation -- 8 A Digital Revolution? -- 9 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- IV Two Dogmas of Rationalism -- 10 Two Dogmas of Rationalism -- 1 Positivism -- 2 Scientific Know-How -- 3 Scientific Laws -- 4 Cognitivism -- 5 Scientific Understanding -- 6 Science without the Dogmas -- Note -- References -- 11 Rationalism without Dogmas -- Notes -- References -- 12 "Two Dogmas of Rationalism": A Second Encounter -- 1 On Understanding versus Knowledge and the World of Facts -- 2 Modality -- 3 Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 13 Appendix: The Transcendental Deduction of the Categories -- Analytic of Concepts -- Notes -- Contributors -- Index Acknowledgments -- Note On Abbreviations -- Introduction / Zed Adams And Jacob Browning -- I: Heideggerian Themes. Anonymity, Mineness, And Agent Specificity: Pragmatic Normativity And The Authentic Situation In Heidegger's Being And Time / William Blattner -- Competence Over Being As Existing: The Indispensability Of Haugeland's Heidegger / Steven Crowell -- Ostension And Assertion / Rebecca Kukla -- Love And Death / Joseph Rouse -- Ii: Embodiment. Language Embodied And Embedded: Walking The Talk / Mark Lance -- Being Minded / Danielle Macbeth -- Iii: Intentionality. Truth, Objectivity, And Emotional Caring: Filling In The Gaps Of Haugeland's Existentialist Ontology / Bennett W. Helm -- Constancy Mechanisms And The Normativity Of Perception / Zed Adams And Chauncey Maher -- Recording And Representing, Analog And Digital / John Kulvicki -- Iv: Two Dogmas Of Rationalism. Two Dogmas Of Rationalism / John Haugeland -- Rationalism Without Dogmas / John Mcdowell -- Two Dogmas Of Rationalism: A Second Encounter / Mark Lance -- Appendix: The Transcendental Deduction Of The Categories / John Haugeland -- Contributors -- Index. Edited By Zed Adams And Jacob Browning. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.