5. Objections, Replies, and Philosophical Implications

Authors: Nichols, Shaun; Stich, Stephen P.

Source: Mindreading, September 2003 , pp. 200-238(39)

Publisher: Oxford Scholarship Online Monographs

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Abstract:

A number of problems can be raised against the account of mindreading developed in this volume. This chapter seeks to respond to some of the more important objections. The chapter also explores the implications that the theory has for philosophical debates about functionalism and eliminativism.

Keywords: platitudes; functionalism; David Lewis; eliminativism; computational level; functional analysis

Document Type: Research article

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