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Overview"We hold various attitudes towards the world. We believe that it is going to rain tomorrow; we desire that our favourite sports team wins the championship. This thesis is a philosophical investigation into the nature of such mental states, also known as ""the attitudes"". In particular, I am interested in what makes an attitude the type of attitude that it is (e.g. a belief rather than a desire). According to the dominant view, attitudes have two components. The first component is their representational content. A belief that it is going to rain tomorrow represents that it is going to rain tomorrow. The second component is the attitude type: e.g. belief and desire. It is this second component that distinguishes a belief that it is going to rain tomorrow from a desire that it is going to rain tomorrow. Traditionally, philosophers have been primarily interested in the representational content of mental states. As a result, the second component of the attitudes has been neglected. In this thesis I investigate this second component. In particular, I am interested in the question of what it is for a given mental state to be the kind of attitude it is: what it is to be a belief rather than a desire." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stephen PearcePublisher: Sunielhb Imprint: Sunielhb Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.141kg ISBN: 9781835204009ISBN 10: 1835204007 Pages: 98 Publication Date: 19 July 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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