Author: John Bradford
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lord's Supper
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
The Writings of John Bradford, M.A.
Author: John Bradford
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lord's Supper
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lord's Supper
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
The Writings of John Bradford
Author: John Bradford
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
How to Build a Person
Author: John L. Pollock
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262161138
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Pollock describes an exciting theory of rationality and its partial implementation in OSCAR, a computer system whose descendants will literally be persons.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262161138
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Pollock describes an exciting theory of rationality and its partial implementation in OSCAR, a computer system whose descendants will literally be persons.
History of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647
Author: William Bradford
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
The Act of Thinking
Author: Derek Melser
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262263831
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
A new theory proposes that thinking is a learned action. In this remarkable monograph, Derek Melser argues that the core assumption of both folk psychology and cognitive science—that thinking goes on in the head—is mistaken. Melser argues that thinking is not an intracranial process of any kind, mental or neural, but is rather a learned action of the person. After an introduction in which he makes a prima facie case that thinking is an action, Melser reviews action-based theories of thinking advanced by Ryle, Vygotsky, Hampshire and others. He then presents his own theory of "token concerting," according to which thinking is a special kind of token performance, by the individual, of certain social, concerted activity. He examines the developmental role of concerted activity, the token performance of concerted activity, the functions of speech, the mechanics and uses of covert tokening, empathy, the origins of solo action, the actional nature of perception, and various kinds and aspects of mature thinking. In addition, he analyzes the role of metaphors in the folk notion of mind. While intending his theory as a contribution to the philosophy of mind, Melser aims also at a larger goal: to establish actions as a legitimate philosophical given, self-explanatory and sui generis. To this end, he argues in the final chapter against the possibility of scientific explanation of actions. The Act of Thinking opens up a large new area for philosophical research.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262263831
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
A new theory proposes that thinking is a learned action. In this remarkable monograph, Derek Melser argues that the core assumption of both folk psychology and cognitive science—that thinking goes on in the head—is mistaken. Melser argues that thinking is not an intracranial process of any kind, mental or neural, but is rather a learned action of the person. After an introduction in which he makes a prima facie case that thinking is an action, Melser reviews action-based theories of thinking advanced by Ryle, Vygotsky, Hampshire and others. He then presents his own theory of "token concerting," according to which thinking is a special kind of token performance, by the individual, of certain social, concerted activity. He examines the developmental role of concerted activity, the token performance of concerted activity, the functions of speech, the mechanics and uses of covert tokening, empathy, the origins of solo action, the actional nature of perception, and various kinds and aspects of mature thinking. In addition, he analyzes the role of metaphors in the folk notion of mind. While intending his theory as a contribution to the philosophy of mind, Melser aims also at a larger goal: to establish actions as a legitimate philosophical given, self-explanatory and sui generis. To this end, he argues in the final chapter against the possibility of scientific explanation of actions. The Act of Thinking opens up a large new area for philosophical research.
Writings of the Rev. John Bradford
Author: John Bradford
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Meditations
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Meditations
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Names for Things
Author: John Macnamara
Publisher: Bradford Books
ISBN: 9780262630924
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The book is concerned with the child's acquisition of names (by which is meant words that refer to objects - including proper names, common nouns in some uses, and pronouns in some uses). Four chapters in the book's first section, Matters Mainly Psychological, describe empirical observations that explore how a child copes with the fact that many different name-like words can be applied to a single object. A second major section, Matters Mainly Linguistic, contains chapters on phonology, the learning of grammatical categories, the definite and indefinite articles, and the plural. A third section, Matters Mainly Philosophical, focuses entirely on the complex issues of reference and meaning. A final chapter reflects on the implications of the book for developmental psychology.An MIT Press/Bradford Book.
Publisher: Bradford Books
ISBN: 9780262630924
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The book is concerned with the child's acquisition of names (by which is meant words that refer to objects - including proper names, common nouns in some uses, and pronouns in some uses). Four chapters in the book's first section, Matters Mainly Psychological, describe empirical observations that explore how a child copes with the fact that many different name-like words can be applied to a single object. A second major section, Matters Mainly Linguistic, contains chapters on phonology, the learning of grammatical categories, the definite and indefinite articles, and the plural. A third section, Matters Mainly Philosophical, focuses entirely on the complex issues of reference and meaning. A final chapter reflects on the implications of the book for developmental psychology.An MIT Press/Bradford Book.
The Writings of John Bradford
Author: John Bradford
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Orwell
Author: Richard Bradford
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1448217709
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
A vivid portrait of the man behind the writings, placing Orwell and his work at the centre of the current political landscape. One of the most enduringly popular and controversial writers of the twentieth century, George Orwell's work is as relevant today as it was in his own lifetime. Possibly, in the age of Brexit, Trump, and populism, even more so. 'Doublethink' features in Nineteen Eighty-Four and it is the forerunner to 'Fake News'. He foresaw the creation of the EU and more significantly he predicted that post-Imperial xenophobia would cause Britain to leave it. His struggle with his own antisemitism could serve as a lesson to today's Labour Party, and, while the Soviet Union is gone, China has taken its place as a totalitarian superpower. Aside from his importance as a political theorist and novelist, Orwell's life is fascinating in its own right. Caught between uncertainty and his family's upper middle-class complacency, Orwell grew to despise the class system that spawned him despite finding himself unable to fully detach himself from it. His life thereafter mirrored the history of his country; like many from his background, he devoted himself to socialism as a salve to his conscience. In truth he reserved as much suspicion and distaste for the 'proles' as he did pity. He died at the point when Britain's status as an Imperial and world power had waned, but his work remains both prescient and significant.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1448217709
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
A vivid portrait of the man behind the writings, placing Orwell and his work at the centre of the current political landscape. One of the most enduringly popular and controversial writers of the twentieth century, George Orwell's work is as relevant today as it was in his own lifetime. Possibly, in the age of Brexit, Trump, and populism, even more so. 'Doublethink' features in Nineteen Eighty-Four and it is the forerunner to 'Fake News'. He foresaw the creation of the EU and more significantly he predicted that post-Imperial xenophobia would cause Britain to leave it. His struggle with his own antisemitism could serve as a lesson to today's Labour Party, and, while the Soviet Union is gone, China has taken its place as a totalitarian superpower. Aside from his importance as a political theorist and novelist, Orwell's life is fascinating in its own right. Caught between uncertainty and his family's upper middle-class complacency, Orwell grew to despise the class system that spawned him despite finding himself unable to fully detach himself from it. His life thereafter mirrored the history of his country; like many from his background, he devoted himself to socialism as a salve to his conscience. In truth he reserved as much suspicion and distaste for the 'proles' as he did pity. He died at the point when Britain's status as an Imperial and world power had waned, but his work remains both prescient and significant.
John Newton
Author: Jonathan Aitken
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN: 1581348487
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Discusses the life of John Newton.
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN: 1581348487
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Discusses the life of John Newton.