Single Idea 4091

[catalogued under 17. Mind and Body / D. Property Dualism / 1. Reductionism critique]

Full Idea

The fundamental problems of misrepresentation and error have dogged physicalist reductions of intentionality.

Clarification

'Intentionality' is the capacity of minds to think about things

Gist of Idea

The problems of misrepresentation and error have dogged physicalist reductions of intentionality

Source

Tim Crane (Elements of Mind [2001], 3.26)

Book Reference

Crane,Tim: 'Elements of Mind' [OUP 2001], p.89


A Reaction

If footprints or tree-rings are the model for reductions of intentionality, there doesn't seem much scope in them for giving false information, except by some freak event.