Where does the mind begin and end? Most philosophers and
cognitive scientists take the view that the mind is bounded by the
skull or skin of the individual. Robert Wilson, in this provocative
and challenging book, provides the foundations for the view that
the mind extends beyond the boundary of the individual. The
approach adopted offers a unique blend of traditional philosophical
analysis, cognitive science, and the history of psychology and the
human sciences. A forthcoming companion v
目錄:
PART ONE: DISCIPLINING THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE MIND
1 The Individual in the Fragile Sciences page
2 Individuals, Psychology, and the Mind
3 Nativism on My Mind
PART TWO: INDIVIDUALISM AND EXTERNALISM IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
AND THE COGNITIVE SCIENCES
4 Individualism: Philosophical Foundations
5 Metaphysics, Mind, and Science: Two Views of
Realization
6 Context-Sensitive Realizations
7 Representation, Computation, and Cognitive Science
PART THREE: THINKING THROUGH AND BEYOND THE BODY
8 The Embedded Mind and Cognition
9 Expanding Consciousness
10 Intentionality and Phenomenology
PART FOUR: THE COGNITIVE METAPHOR IN THE BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL
SCIENCES
11 Group Minds in Historical Perspective
12 The Group Mind Hypothesis in Contemporary Biology and
Social Science
Notes
References
Index