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The Inner Life of a Rational Agent: In Defence of Philosophical Behaviourism
Rowland Stout
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Description for The Inner Life of a Rational Agent: In Defence of Philosophical Behaviourism
Hardback. A systematic and completely original theoretical approach to the philosophy of mind. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
A radical approach to the philosophy of mind, in which states of mind are identified with dispositions to behave in certain ways. The approach taken by Rowland Stout is a thoroughly up-to-date version of behaviourism, although not a form of behaviourism that denies the existence of consciousness, free will, rationality, etc., nor aims to reduce these to other sorts of things. Properly understood, the idea of being disposed to behave in a certain way is seen to be exactly as rich and interesting as the idea of being in a certain state of mind. The fact that our ... Read more
A radical approach to the philosophy of mind, in which states of mind are identified with dispositions to behave in certain ways. The approach taken by Rowland Stout is a thoroughly up-to-date version of behaviourism, although not a form of behaviourism that denies the existence of consciousness, free will, rationality, etc., nor aims to reduce these to other sorts of things. Properly understood, the idea of being disposed to behave in a certain way is seen to be exactly as rich and interesting as the idea of being in a certain state of mind. The fact that our ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748623433
SKU
V9780748623433
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About Rowland Stout
Rowland Stout is a College Lecturer in Philosophy at the University College Dublin. He is author of Things that Happen Because They Should (OUP, 1996) and Action (forthcoming, Acumen).
Reviews for The Inner Life of a Rational Agent: In Defence of Philosophical Behaviourism
The book cogently explicates behaviourism and deals effectively with objections raised to it ... Recommended. Choice The book cogently explicates behaviourism and deals effectively with objections raised to it ... Recommended.