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272Psychological vs. biological explanations of behaviorBehavior and Philosophy 32 (1): 167-177. 2004.Causal explanations of behavior must distinguish two kinds of cause. There are triggering causes, the events or conditions that come before the effect and are followed regularly by the effect, and structuring causes, events that cause a triggering cause to produce its effect. Moving the mouse is the triggering cause of cursor movement; hardware and programming conditions are the structuring causes of cursor movement. I use this distinction to show how representational facts can be structuring ca…Read more
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1182Chris Hill’s consciousness (review)Philosophical Studies 161 (3): 497-502. 2012.Chris Hill’s consciousness Content Type Journal Article Pages 1-6 DOI 10.1007/s11098-011-9812-4 Authors Fred Dretske, 212 Selkirk, Durham, NC 27707, USA Journal Philosophical Studies Online ISSN 1573-0883 Print ISSN 0031-8116.
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1Knowledge: Sanford and CohenIn Brian P. McLaughlin (ed.), Dretske and his critics, Blackwell. pp. 185--96. 1991.
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Burge on mentalistic explanations, or why I am still epiphobicIn Martin Hahn & Björn T. Ramberg (eds.), Reflections and Replies: Essays on the Philosophy of Tyler Burge, Mit Press. 2003.
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22The Case Against ClosureIn Matthias Steup & John Turri (eds.), Contemporary Debates in Epistemology, Wiley-blackwell. pp. 13--25. 2013.
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682Phenomenal externalism, or if meanings ain't in the head, where are qualia?Philosophical Issues 7 143-158. 1996.
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26Animal MindsPhilosophic Exchange 31 (1). 2001.One particular form of the problem of other minds is the problem of animal, non-human minds. Do dogs feel pride? Are cats ever embarrassed? Do ants feel anything when you step on them? In order to answer these questions, we must first ask and answer the question of what minds are supposed to do. Only then can we answer the question of animal minds.
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666Naturalizing the MindMIT Press. 1995.In this provocative book, Fred Dretske argues that to achieve an understanding of the mind it is not enough to understand the biological machinery by means of...
