Author : Fred I. Dretske
Release : 2000-02-28
Genre : Philosophy
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 421/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Perception, Knowledge and Belief by : Fred I. Dretske
Download or read book Perception, Knowledge and Belief written by Fred I. Dretske. This book was released on 2000-02-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part I. Knowledge: 1. Conclusive reasons 2. Epistemic operators 3. The pragmatic dimension of knowledge 4. The epistemology of belief 5. Two conceptions of knowledge: rational vs. reliable belief Part II. Perception and Experience: 6. Simple seeing 7. Conscious experience 8. Differences that make no difference 9. The mind's awareness of itself 10. What good is consciousness Part III. Thought and Intentionality: 11. Putting information to work 12. If you can't make one, you don't know how it works 13. The nature of thought 14. Norms and the constitution of the mental 15. Minds, machines, and money: what really explains behavior.