Psychosemantics: The problem of meaning in the philosophy of mind (Explorations in cognitive science)

Psychosemantics explores the relation between commonsense psychological theories and problems that are central to semantics and the philosophy of language. Building on and extending Fodor's earlier work it puts folk psychology on firm theoretical ground and rebuts externalist, holist, and naturalist threats to its positionJerry A. Fodor is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University and at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He is the author of Modularity of Mind and RePresentations: Philosophical Essays on the Foundations of Cognitive Science. This book is included in the series Explorations in Cognitive Science, edited by Margaret A. Boden. A Bradford Book. Psychosemantics Explores The Relation Between Commonsense Psychological Theories And Problems That Are Central To Semantics And The Philosophy Of Language. Building On And Extending Fodor's Earlier Work It Puts Folk Psychology On Firm Theoretical Ground And Rebuts Externalist, Holist, And Naturalist Threats To Its Position. --from Publisher's Description. Introduction: The Persistence Of The Attitudes -- Individualism And Supervenience -- Meaning Holism -- Meaning And The World Order -- Creation Myth -- Why There Still Has To Be A Language Of Thought. Jerry A. Fodor. A Bradford Book Published In Cooperation With The British Psychological Society. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [169]-171. Annotation Psychosemantics explores the relation between commonsense psychological theories and problems that are central to semantics and the philosophy of language. Building on and extending Fodor's earlier work it puts folk psychology on firm theoretical ground and rebuts externalist, holist, and naturalist threats to its position. This book is included in the series Explorations in Cognitive Science, edited by Margaret A. Boden. A Bradford Book