Philosophy of Psychology: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy)

José Luis Bermúdez introduces the philosophy of psychology as an interdisciplinary exploration of the nature and mechanisms of cognition. Philosophy of Psychology charts out four influential 'pictures of the mind' and uses them to explore central topics in the philosophical foundations of psychology, including the relation between different levels of studying the mind/brain; the nature and scope of psychological explanation; the architecture of cognition; and the relation between thought and language.Chapters cover all the core concepts, including:models of psychological explanationthe nature of commonsense psychologyarguments for the autonomy of psychologyfunctionalist approaches to cognitioncomputational models of the mindneural network modelingrationality and mental causationperception, action and cognitionthe language of thought and the architecture of cognition.Philosophy of Psychology: A Contemporary Introduction is a very clear and well-structured textbook from one of the leaders in the field. José Luis Bermúdez Introduces The Philosophy Of Psychology As An Interdisciplinary Exploration Of The Nature And Mechanisms Of Cognition. Philosophy Of Psychology Charts Out Four Influential 'pictures Of The Mind' And Uses Them To Explore Central Topics In The Philosophical Foundations Of Psychology, Including The Relation Between Different Levels Of Studying The Mind/brain; The Nature And Scope Of Psychological Explanation; The Architecture Of Cognition; And The Relation Between Thought And Language.--publisher Description. What Is The Philosophy Of Psychology? -- What Counts As Psychology? -- Historical Background -- Psychological Concepts And The Philosophy Of Psychology -- Philosophy Of Psychology And Philosophy Of Mind -- Levels Of Psychological Explanation And The Interface Problem -- Explanation At Different Levels -- Personal And Subpersonal Levels Of Explanation -- Horizontal Explanation, Vertical Explanation, And Commonsense Psychology -- The Interface Problem And Four Pictures Of The Mind -- The Nature Of Commonsense Psychology: The Autonomous Mind And The Functional Mind -- The Autonomous Mind And Commonsense Psychology -- The Autonomous Mind And The Interface Problem -- The Functional Mind -- Philosophical Functionalism And Psychological Functionalism -- Psychological Functionalism And The Interface Problem -- Causes In The Mind : From The Functional Mind To The -- Representational Mind -- Causation By Content : Problems With The Functional Mind --^ The Representational Mind And The Language Of Thought -- The Mind As A Computer -- Neural Networks And The Neurocomputational Mind -- Top-down Explanation Vs. The Co-evolutionary Research Strategy -- Cognition, Co-evolution, And The Brain -- Neural Network Models -- Neural Network Modelling And The Co-evolutionary Research Paradigm : The Example Of Language -- Rationality, Mental Causation And Commonsense Psychology -- Real Patterns Without Real Causes -- How Anomalous Is The Mental? -- The Counterfactual Approach -- The Scope Of Commonsense Psychology -- Thinking About The Scope Of Commonsense Psychology -- Implicit And Explicit Commonsense Psychology : The Broad Construal -- Modest Revisionism : The Simulationist Proposal -- Narrowing The Scope Of Commonsense Psychology (1) -- Narrowing The Scope Of Commonsense Psychology (2) -- Emotion Perception In Social Interactions -- The Indefinitely Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma -- 6.5.3. Frames And Routines -- A Suggestion? --^ From Perception To Action -- From Perception To Action : The Standard View -- Cognitive Architecture And The Standard View -- The Distinction Between Perception And Cognition -- Domain-specific Reasoning And The Massive Modularity Hypothesis -- Propositional Attitudes : Contents And Vehicle -- Another Look At The Interface Problem -- The Argument For Structure -- The Problem Of Structure In Artificial Neural Networks -- Rejecting The Structure Requirement -- Finding Structure In Artificial Neural Networks -- Words And Thoughts -- Thinking In Words (1) : The Inner Speech Hypothesis -- Thinking In Words (2) : The Rewiring Hypothesis -- The State Of Play -- Practical Reasoning And The Language Of Thought -- Perceptual Integration -- Concept Learning. José Luis Bermúdez. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [333]-370) And Index. Philosophy of Psychology is an introduction to philosophical problems that arise in the scientific study of cognition and behavior. Jose Luis Bermudez introduces the philosophy of psychology as an interdisciplinary exploration of the nature and mechanisms of cognition. He charts out four influential "pictures of the mind" and uses them to explore central topics in the philosophical foundations of psychology, covering all the core concepts and themes found in undergraduate courses in philosophy of psychology, including: Models of psychological explanation, The nature of commonsense psychology, Arguments for the autonomy of psychology, Functionalist approaches to cognition, Computational models of the mind, Neural network modeling, Rationality and mental causation, Perception, action and cognition, The language of thought and the architecture of cognition. Philosophy of Psychology: A Contemporary Introduction is a very clear and well-structured textbook from one of the leaders in the field. Philosophy of Psychology: Contemporary Readings is a comprehensive anthology that includes classic and contemporary readings from leading philosophers. Addressing in depth the major topics within philosophy of psychology, the editor has carefully selected articles under the following headings: pictures of the mind commonsense psychology representation and cognitive architecture. Articles by the following philosophers are included: Blackburn, Churchland, Clark, Cummins, Dennett, Davidson, Fodor, Kitcher, Lewis, Lycan, McDowell, McLeod, Rey, Segal, Stich.Each section includes a helpful introduction by the editor which aims to guide the student gently into the topic. The book is highly accessible and provides a broad-ranging exploration of the subject, including discussion of the leading philosophers in the field. Ideal for any student of philosophy of psychology or philosophy of mind. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Illustrations......Page 9 Preface......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 13 1 What is the philosophy of psychology?......Page 14 2 Levels of psychological explanation and the interface problem......Page 29 3 The nature of commonsense psychology......Page 53 4 Causes in the mind......Page 84 5 Neural networks and the neurocomputational mind......Page 110 6 Rationality, mental causation and commonsense psychology......Page 147 7 The scope of commonsense psychology......Page 185 8 From perception to action......Page 221 9 Propositional attitudes......Page 257 10 Thinking and language......Page 292 Concluding thoughts......Page 331 Annotated bibliography......Page 346 Bibliography......Page 363 Index......Page 384 Jos Luis Bermdez introduces the philosophy of psychology as an interdisciplinary exploration of the nature and mechanisms of cognition. Philosophy of Psychology charts out four influential 'pictures of the mind' and uses them to explore central topics in the philosophical foundations of psychology, including the relation between different levels of studying the mind/brain; the nature and scope of psychological explanation; the architecture of cognition; and the relation between thought and language. Chapters cover all the core concepts, Philosophy of A Contemporary Introduction is a very clear and well-structured textbook from one of the leaders in the field. Humanities Book Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Illustrations 9 Preface 10 Acknowledgments 13 1 What is the philosophy of psychology? 14 2 Levels of psychological explanation and the interface problem 29 3 The nature of commonsense psychology 53 4 Causes in the mind 84 5 Neural networks and the neurocomputational mind 110 6 Rationality, mental causation and commonsense psychology 147 7 The scope of commonsense psychology 185 8 From perception to action 221 9 Propositional attitudes 257 10 Thinking and language 292 Concluding thoughts 331 Annotated bibliography 346 Bibliography 363 Index 384 Philosophy of Psychology is an introduction to the nature and mechanisms of cognition and behaviour, aimed at students who have already done an introductory philosophy course