The Mental States of Persons and Their Brains

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Cognitive neuroscientists frequently talk about the brain representing the world. Some philosophers claim that this is a confusion. This paper argues that there is no confusion, and outlines one thing that ‘the brain represents the world’ might mean, using the notion of a model derived from the philosophy of science. This description is then extended to make apply to propositional attitude attributions. A number of problems about propositional attitude attributions can be solved or dissolved by treating propositional attitudes as models.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)253-270
Number of pages18
JournalRoyal Institute of Philosophy Supplement
Volume76
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

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