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contemporary philosophy analytic daniel dennett jerry fodor stephen stich philosophy of mind consciousness self-knowledge cognitive science dispositional -lrb- also known as dual-content theory -rrb- the importance of higher-order action-rehearsal -lrb- including inner speech -rrb- for conscious forms of thought cognition . -lrb- dhot -rrb- theory of consciousness 16 june 1952 petercarruthers.jpg peter carruthers -lrb- philosopher -rrb-
 peter carruthers western philosophy
peter carruthers -lrb- philosopher -rrb-

peter carruthers -lrb- born 16 june 1952 -rrb- is a philosopher working primarily in the area of philosophy of mind , though he has also made contributions to philosophy of language and ethics .
he is professor of philosophy at the university of maryland , college park , associate member of neuroscience and cognitive science program and member of the committee for philosophy and the sciences .
