The Future of Folk Psychology: Intentionality and Cognitive Science

The essays in this volume are concerned with the theoretical developments in cognitive science for our everyday system of exploration of human actions in terms of beliefs, attitudes, memories, and so on. The volume provides an introduction to the lively contemporary debate about the status and theoretical viability of such forms of \'folk psychology\' explanation, in the light of recent developments in neurobiology and cognitive science. It could be used as a textbook for advanced courses in the philosophy of the mind, psychology, and cognitive science.

• introduction to contemporary debate on Polk psychology. • illustratious contributors. Bennett, Balckbur, Shurchlana, Dennett, Fodor and Stich. • will interest cognitive psychologists and philosophers of mind

Preface; Introduction: folk psychology and scientific psychology John D. Greenwood; 1. Fodor’s guide to mental representation: the intelligent auntie’s vade-mecum Jerry A. Fodor; 2. Folk psychology and the explanation of human behaviour Paul M. Churchland; 3. Reasons to believe John D. Greenwood; 4. Connectionism, eliminativism, and the future of folk psychology William Ramsey, Stephen Stich and Joseph Garon; 5. Being indiscrete John Heil; 6. Two contrasts: folk craft versus folk science, and belief versus opinion Daniel C. Dennett; 7. Folk psychology is here to stay Terence Horgan and James Woodward; 8. Folk-psychological explanations Jonathan Bennett; 9. Losing your mind: physics, identity, and folk burglar prevention Simon Blackburn; 10. ‘Tractarian states’ and folk-psychological explanation Jay Rosenberg; 11. The autonomy of folk psychology Joseph Margolis; 12. A culturalist account of folk psychology Richard McDonough; Author index; Subject index.