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The nature of the mind : an introduction
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ISBN: 0415299950 0415299942 Year: 2004 Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge,

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The architecture of the mind : massive modularity and the flexibility of thought
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ISBN: 0199207070 9780199207077 9780199207084 0199207089 0191708909 9786611149017 0191525812 1281149012 1435624750 Year: 2006 Publisher: Oxford : Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,

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Peter Carruthers, a leading philosopher of mind, provides a comprehensive development and defense of one of the guiding assumptions of evolutionary psychology: that the human mind is composed of a large number of semi-independent modules. Written with unusual clarity and directness, and surveying an extensive range of research in cognitive science, it will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in the nature and organization of the mind.


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The centered mind : what the science of working memory shows us about the nature of human thought
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ISBN: 9780198738824 019873882X 0198801327 0191059005 0191802042 0191058998 Year: 2015 Publisher: Oxford Oxford University Press

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This book offers a new view of the nature and causal determinants of both reflective thinking and, more generally, the stream of consciousness. Peter Carruthers argues that conscious thought is always sensory-based, relying on the resources of the working-memory system. This system has been much studied by cognitive scientists. It enables sensory images to be sustained and manipulated through attentional signals directed at midlevel sensory areas of the brain. When abstract conceptual representations are bound into these images, we consciously experience ourselves as making judgments or arriving at decisions. Thus one might hear oneself as judging, in inner speech, that it is time to go home, for example. However, our amodal (non-sensory) propositional attitudes are never actually among the contents of this stream of conscious reflection. Our beliefs, goals, and decisions are only ever active in the background of consciousness, working behind the scenes to select the sensory-based imagery that occurs in working memory. They are never themselves conscious.

Phenomenal consciousness : a naturalistic theory
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ISBN: 0521781736 9780521781732 Year: 2000 Publisher: Cambridge, UK New York Melbourne Cambridge University Press

Language, thought, and consciousness : an essay in philosophical psychology
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ISBN: 0521481589 0521639999 0511002076 0511583362 9780511002076 9780521639996 9780521481588 9780511583360 Year: 1996 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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Do we think in natural language? Or is language only for communication? Much recent work in philosophy and cognitive science assumes the latter. In contrast, Peter Carruthers argues that much of human conscious thinking is conducted in the medium of natural language sentences. However, this does not commit him to any sort of Whorfian linguistic relativism, and the view is developed within a framework that is broadly nativist and modularist. His study will be essential reading for all those interested in the nature and significance of natural language, whether they come from philosophy, psychology or linguistics.

Consciousness
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ISBN: 0199277354 0199277362 9780199277360 9780199277353 0191602590 9786611198480 1435623428 0191535044 128119848X 9780191535048 9780191602597 9781435623422 6611198482 Year: 2005 Publisher: Oxford New York Clarendon Press Oxford University Press

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Presenting an original theory of consciousness, Peter Carruthers provides controversial claims about the similarities and differences between human and animal minds.

Introducing persons : theories and arguments in the philosophy of mind
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ISBN: 0709934904 0709934319 9780709934318 Year: 1986 Publisher: London Croom Helm

The animals issue : moral theory in practice
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ISBN: 0521436893 0521430925 0511597967 9780521436892 Year: 1992 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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Do animals have moral rights? In contrast to the philosophical gurus of the animal rights movement, whose opinion has held moral sway in recent years, Peter Carruthers here claims that they do not. He explores a variety of moral theories, arguing that animals lack direct moral significance. This provocative but judiciously argued book will appeal to all those interested in animal rights, whatever their initial standpoint. It will also serve as a lively introduction to ethics, demonstrating why theoretical issues in ethics actually matter.

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