François Recanati presents his theory of mental files, a new way of understanding reference in language and thought. He aims to recast the 'nondescriptivist' approach to reference that has dominated the philosophy of language and mind in the late twentieth century. According to …
Apraxia is a symptom of cerebral lesions that has puzzled clinicians and researchers for some 100 years. This book presents a comprehensive account of clinical and experimental findings on all manifestations of apraxia as well as of the history and the philosophical underpinning…
Over the last century the tremendous development of disciplinary expertise – by one count, now totaling more than 4000 specialties – has bred a complementary demand for synoptic and synthesizing perspectives on knowledge. Academics, policy makers, and citizens at large are askin…
The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer brains. If machine brains one day come to …
