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What Acquaintance TeachesIn Jonathan Knowles & Thomas Raleigh (eds.), Acquaintance: New Essays, Oxford University Press. 2019.In her black and white room, Mary doesn’t know what it is like to see red. Only after undergoing an experience as of something red and hence acquainting herself with red can Mary learn what it is like. But learning what it is like to see red requires more than simply becoming acquainted with it. To be acquainted with something is to know it, but such knowledge, as we argue, is object-knowledge rather than propositional-knowledge. To know what it is like one must know an appropriate propositional…Read more
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Non-propositional intentionality: an introductionIn Alex Grzankowski & Michelle Montague (eds.), Non-Propositional Intentionality, Oxford University Press. 2018.Book synopsis: Our mental lives are entwined with the world. There are worldly things that we have beliefs about and things in the world we desire to have happen. We find some things fearsome and others likable. The puzzle of intentionality — how it is that our minds make contact with the world — is one of the oldest and most vexed issues facing philosophers. Many contemporary philosophers and cognitive scientists have been attracted to the idea that our minds represent the world. This book expl…Read more
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Non-Propositional Intentionality (edited book)Oxford University Press. 2018.
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School of Advanced Study, University of LondonAdministrator (Part-time)
London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Mind |
Metaphysics and Epistemology |
Philosophy of Language |
Philosophy, Misc |