Описание: A collection of essays that use John Haugelands work on intentionality, embodiment, objectivity, and caring to explore contemporary issues in philosophy of mind.
In his work, the philosopher John Haugeland (1945--2010) proposed a radical expansion of philosophys conceptual toolkit, calling for a wider range of resources for understanding the mind, the world, and how they relate. Haugeland argued that giving a damn is essential for having a mind -- suggesting that traditional approaches to cognitive science mistakenly overlook the relevance of caring to the understanding of mindedness. Haugelands determination to expand philosophys array of concepts led him to write on a wide variety of subjects that may seem unrelated -- from topics in cognitive science and philosophy of mind to examinations of such figures as Martin Heidegger and Thomas Kuhn. Haugelands two books with the MIT Press, Artificial Intelligence and Mind Design, show the range of his interests.
This book offers a collection of essays in conversation with Haugelands work. The essays, by prominent scholars, extend Haugelands work on a range of contemporary topics in philosophy of mind -- from questions about intentionality to issues concerning objectivity and truth to the work of Heidegger. Giving a Damn also includes a previously unpublished paper by Haugeland, Two Dogmas of Rationalism, as well as critical responses to it. Finally, an appendix offers Haugelands outline of Kants Transcendental Deduction of the Categories.
Contributors
Zed Adams, William Blattner, Jacob Browning, Steven Crowell, John Haugeland, Bennett W. Helm, Rebecca Kukla, John Kulvicki, Mark Lance, Danielle Macbeth, Chauncey Maher, John McDowell, Joseph Rouse
