A Teleosemantic Theory of the Deep-unconscious: A Response to John R. Searle's Account of the Unconscious
tarafından
Adkins, Kelly, author.
Başlık
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A Teleosemantic Theory of the Deep-unconscious: A Response to John R. Searle's Account of the Unconscious
Yazar
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Adkins, Kelly, author.
ISBN
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9780438071391
Yazar Ek Girişi
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Adkins, Kelly, author.
Fiziksel Tanımlama
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1 electronic resource (46 pages)
Genel Not
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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 57-06M(E).
Advisors: Donovan Wishon Committee members: Robert Barnard; Deborah Mower.
Özet
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In Mind, John R. Searle dismisses the deep-unconscious on the grounds that it neither satisfies the Connection Principle nor does it exhibit intentionality. I argue against Searle's account of the unconscious. My initial reason for rejecting Searle's account is that he sacrifices the theoretical virtue of explanatory power for the sake of ontological simplicity. The reason the unconscious mind gained theoretical sustenance in the first place was to understand and explain various aspects of human behavior that consciousness cannot account for, so any good theory of the unconscious ought to fill this explanatory gap. By oversimplifying the unconscious, Searle's account cannot explain such aspects of human behavior, e.g., the causes of our sexual preferences, the tendency to mirror body language of others, or how our environments can shape our judgements. As an alternative, I defend a teleosemantic theory of the unconscious as a causal explanation for consciously unintended human behaviors.
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School code: 0131
Konu Başlığı
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Philosophy.
Tüzel Kişi Ek Girişi
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The University of Mississippi. Philosophy.
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