Making sense: what it means to understand

Auteur :
Olson, David R.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781316513330
Date de publication :
5 mai 2022
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,7 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
450 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Drawing together developmental and philosophical theories of mind, this book argues that understanding is little more than the ability to ascribe understanding to oneself, a development that depends critically on acquiring the linguistic concept of understanding. This account of understanding provides a model for mental states more generally.