To understand a cat : methodology and philosophy /
To understand a cat: methodology and philosophy rests on the realization that the everyday behavior of a cat (but other animals too) should be understood through a new approach, namely methodological dualism. It appeals to mechanistic explanation models and to mentalistic explanation models. It puts...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub.,
©2007.
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Colección: | Advances in consciousness research ;
v. 70. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- To Understand a Cat; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; 1. Scientification: Placing anecdotes and anthropomorphism under the umbrella of science as the first step; 2. Anecdotes and the methodologyof testing hypotheses; 3. Free will, consciousness, and explanation; 4. THE STRUCTURE OF MENTALISTIC THEORY AND THE REASONS FOR ITS USE; 5. Three-stage interpretation; 6. MULTI-EXPLANATION THEORY; 7. THE MENTALISTIC EXPLANATION SCHEME; 8. Establishing multi-explanation theory (b): Methodological dualism.