Vojislav Bozickovic
The Indexical Point of View: On Cognitive Significance and Cognitive Dynamics
The Indexical Point of View: On Cognitive Significance and Cognitive Dynamics
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This book argues that all indexical thoughts have a common cognitive mechanism underlying them, despite their diversity. It surveys competing views and advances a positive account that explains a thinker's cognitive perspective in terms of the content that is believed and asserted as the only kind of content that has cognitive significance.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 166 pages
Publication date: 01 August 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
This book makes a compelling argument that all indexical thoughts, despite their apparent diversity, share a common cognitive mechanism. Indexical thoughts are mental representations that capture a thinker's point of view or cognitive perspective. They are typically expressed through sentences containing linguistic expressions like "this" or "that," adverbs like "here," "now," and "today," and the personal pronoun "I." While philosophers generally agree that representing the world from a thinker's cognitive perspective is a central feature of indexical thoughts, they disagree on whether semantic content can fully capture and rationalize this perspective.
This book surveys various competing views and then presents its own positive account. It argues that a thinker's cognitive perspective, or her indexical point of view, can be explained in terms of the content that is believed and asserted as the only kind of content that possesses cognitive significance. This content, which the book refers to as the "indexical," serves as the bearer of cognitive meaning and plays a fundamental role in shaping our understanding of the world.
The Indexical Point of View will appeal to philosophers of mind and language, linguists, and cognitive scientists interested in exploring the nature of indexical thoughts, the relationship between language and cognition, and the foundations of mental representation. It offers a comprehensive and insightful exploration of these topics, providing a valuable contribution to the field.
Weight: 330g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367556013
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