Mental fictionalism
Auteur :
Parent, Ted / Toon, Adam / Demeter, Tamás
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009583497
Date de publication :
30 sept. 2026
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
What is the mind? This Element offers an exciting and provocative new approach to this question. Its central idea is that mental states (thoughts, beliefs, desires) are useful fictions. When we talk about mental states, we should be seen as merely speaking 'as if' humans had such states, in order to make sense of their behaviour.