Readership: Advanced students and scholars of the central areas of philosophy; cognitive scientists
Christopher Peacocke, Columbia University
"An interesting development in [Peacocke's] on-going project of elucidating the nature of understanding and concept-possession... Very interesting." - Manolo Martínez, Disputatio.
Preface Introduction Acknowledgments and Sources Part I: A Theory of Understanding 1: Truth's Role in Understanding 2: Reference and Reasons 3: The First Person as a Case Study 4: Implicit Conceptions Part II: Applications to Mental Concepts 5: Conceiving of Conscious States 6: 'Another I': Representing Perception and Action 7: Mental Action 8: Representing Thoughts Conclusion