Thesis
Mental files
- Abstract:
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It is often supposed that we can make progress understanding singular thought about objects by claiming that thinkers use ‘mental files’. However, the proposal is rarely subject to sustained critical evaluation. This thesis aims to clarify and critique the claim that thinkers use mental files.
In my introductory first chapter, I motivate my subsequent discussion by introducing the claim that thinkers deploy modes of presentation in their thought about objects, and lay out some of ...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2013
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
Item Description
- Language:
- English
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- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:7445
- Deposit date:
- 2013-10-10
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- Copyright holder:
- Goodsell, T
- Copyright date:
- 2013
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