... reader to build upon the
understanding gained from earlier chapters in getting to
grips with the topics of later chapters. Rather than include
separate guides to further reading for the topics ... partisan, in the sense of espousing an
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is debatable whether, whenever one event causes another,
there ... Contentsviii
4Mentalcontent69
Propositions70
Thecausalrelevanceofcontent74
Theindividuationofcontent79
Externalisminthephilosophyofmind82
Broadversusnarrowcontent84
Content,representationandcausality89
Misrepresentationandnormality92
Theteleologicalapproachtorepresentation95
Objectionstoateleologicalaccountofmentalcontent99
Conclusions100
5Sensationandappearance102
Appearanceandreality103
Sense-datumtheoriesandtheargumentfromillusion107
Otherargumentsforsense-data110
Objectionstosense-datumtheories112
Theadverbialtheoryofsensation114
Theadverbialtheoryandsense-data116
Primaryandsecondaryqualities119
Sense-datumtheoriesandtheprimary/secondarydistinction121
Anadverbialversionoftheprimary/secondarydistinction125
Docolour-propertiesreallyexist?126
Conclusions128
6Perception130
Perceptualexperienceandperceptualcontent131
Perceptualcontent,appearanceandqualia135
Perceptionandcausation137
Objectionstocausaltheoriesofperception143
Thedisjunctive
theoryofperception
145
Thecomputationalandecologicalapproachestoperception149
Consciousness,experienceand‘blindsight’155
Conclusions158
7Thoughtandlanguage160
Modesofmentalrepresentation162
The languageofthought’hypothesis164
Analogueversusdigitalrepresentation167
Imaginationandmentalimagery169
Thoughtandcommunication175
Doanimalsthink?178
Naturallanguageandconceptualschemes183
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