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Descartes and the Puzzle of Sensory Representation (Hardcover)
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Descartes and the Puzzle of Sensory Representation (Hardcover)
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While much has been written on Descartes' theory of mind and ideas,
no systematic study of his theory of sensory representation and
misrepresentation is currently available in the literature.
Descartes and the Puzzle of Sensory Misrepresentation is an
ambitious attempt to fill this gap. It argues against the
established view that Cartesian sensations are mere qualia by
defending the view that they are representational; it offers a
descriptivist-causal account of their representationality that is
critical of, and differs from, all other extant accounts (such as,
for example, causal, teleofunctional and purely internalist
accounts); and it has the advantage of providing an adequate
solution to the problem of sensory misrepresentation within
Descartes' internalist theory of ideas. In sum, the book offers a
novel account of the representationality of Cartesian sensations;
provides a panoramic overview, and critical assessment, of the
scholarly literature on this issue; and places Descartes' theory of
sensation in the central position it deserves among the
philosophical and scientific investigations of the workings of the
human mind.
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