Words and images

For centuries philosophers have attempted to derive concepts from perceptual representations but have failed to explain how the mind generates the building blocks of thought. Gauker addresses this problem in a new account of imagistic cognition. He shows that much of cognition occurs by means of mental imagery, without the help of concepts.

Year

2013

Language

English

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Editions

2

Pages

316

ISBN

9780199684748

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