Homunculi, the mereological fallacy and crypto-dualism. Two dilemmas for the intentional stance

Homunculi, the mereological fallacy and crypto-dualism. Two dilemmas for the intentional stance

<p>Neuroscientist Maxwell Bennett and philosopher Peter Hacker defend the need to eradicate the mereological fallacy of cognitive neuroscience. This fallacy attributes to the parts of an animal psychological predicates that make sense only when applied to the whole animal. In contrast, philoso...

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Main Author: Gloria del Carmen Balderas Rosas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika 2014-11-01
Series:Scientia et Fides
Subjects:
homunculus fallacy
mereological fallacy
intentional stance
design stance
prediction and explanation in cognitive sciences
Online Access:https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/SetF/article/view/4722

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