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Mark Sainsbury presents an original account of how language works when describing mental states, based on a new theory of what is involved in attributing attitudes like thinking, hoping, and wanting. He offers solutions to longstanding puzzles about how we can direct our thought to such a diversity...

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Main Author: Sainsbury, R. M. (Richard Mark) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Thought and thinking > Philosophy.
Psycholinguistics.
Psycholinguistics
Pensée > Philosophie.
Psycholinguistique.
psycholinguistics.
PHILOSOPHY > Logic.
Thought and thinking > Philosophy
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Mark Sainsbury presents an original account of how language works when describing mental states, based on a new theory of what is involved in attributing attitudes like thinking, hoping, and wanting. He offers solutions to longstanding puzzles about how we can direct our thought to such a diversity of things, including things that do not exist.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192524973
0192524976
9780191841538
0191841536