Descartes and the puzzle of sensory representation /

Offering a novel account of the representationality of Cartesian sensations, this text places Descartes' theory of sensation in the central position it deserves among the philosophical and scientific investigations of the workings of the human mind.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	De Rosa, Raffaella
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series:	Oxford English monographs.
Subjects:	Descartes, René, > 1596-1650. Descartes, René, > 1596-1650 Mental representation. Perception. Senses and sensation > Philosophy. Perception Représentation mentale. Sens et sensations > Philosophie. PSYCHOLOGY > Physiological Psychology. PHILOSOPHY > Epistemology. Mental representation Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; 1. Descartes' Account of Ideas and the Puzzle of Sensory Representation; 2. Non-Representationalist Solutions: Cartesian Sensations as Qualia; 3. Externalist Solutions: Causal Accounts; 4. Externalist Solutions: Teleofunctional Accounts; 5. A Descriptivist-Causal Account and the Solution of the Puzzle of Sensory Representation; 6. Objections and Replies; Conclusion; References; Index.