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Representation and objects of thought in medieval philosophy

By Henrik Lagerlund (editor)

Book information

Publisher
Ashgate
Year
2007
ISBN
0754651266, 9780754651260, 1138249726, 9781138249721, 0754686582, 9780754686583
LCC
B738.S68R47 2006
Google Books ID
a30fl7OeOIEC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1667742 bytes)
Series
Ashgate studies in medieval philosophy
Pages
156\167
Topic
Education
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The notions of mental representation and intentionality are central to contemporary philosophy of mind and it is usually assumed that these notions, if not originated, at least were made essential to the philosophy of mind by Descartes in the seventeenth century. The authors in this book challenge this assumption and show that the history of these ideas can be traced back to the medieval period. In bringing out the contrasts and similarities between early modern and medieval discussions of mental representation the authors conclude that there is no clear dividing line between western late medieval and early modern philosophy; that they in fact represent one continuous tradition in the philosophy of mind.

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