Seven puzzles of thought and how to solve them
Subtitle: an originalist theory of concepts
By: R.M. Sainsbury and Michael Tye
Contributors: Tye, Michael
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780199695317
Subjects: Thought and thinking
Other titles: Seven puzzles of thought
Description: Sainsbury and Tye present a new theory, 'originalism', which provides natural, simple solutions to puzzles about thought that have troubled philosophers for centuries. They argue that concepts are to be individuated by their origin, rather than epistemically or semantically.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-187) and index.