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Reconceiving Experience

A Solution to a Problem Inherited from Descartes

By: John T. Kearns

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Reconceiving Experience

A Solution to a Problem Inherited from Descartes

By: John T. Kearns

Kearns investigates representation and intentional activity to determine how experience contributes to propositional thought and belief, and how experience is based on neural states and events. This speech-act theory shows using language to be intentional (purposive) activity which cannot be explained computationally or causally. Learning language makes propositional thinking possible and provides conceptual structure to experience. The account of language and its acquisition sheds light on further issues such as reference and proper names, the difference between syllogistic and modern logic, and the paradoxes of self-reference. As for experience, the nonrelational analysis of representing explains our awareness of the world, which doesn't give us access to the world, and our access, which isn't provided by awareness. Reconceiving Experience presents a new framework for understanding language, thought, and experience, and for carrying out research.

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1438408560

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Using Language

The Structures of Speech Acts

By: John T. Kearns

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Using Language

The Structures of Speech Acts

By: John T. Kearns

In a pioneer study of how language is actually used, Dr. Kearns combines the rigor of formal logic with a detailed analysis of natural language patterns. Through this double focus, he develops artificial languages that are syntactically more similar to the spoken word than first-order language itself. Numerous diagrams illustrate the evolution of these artificial languages, which represent a significant contribution to both the fields of linguistics and logic. The book begins by delineating a theory of the structures of intentional acts and then applies this to the special case of linguistic acts. Given an understanding of the meanings of component expressions, we can use our knowledge of linguistic structure to determine the meaning of a complex expression. An innovative discussion of semantics is subdivided into theories of three "semantic dimensions": representational meaning, inferential meaning, and truth conditions. Drawing upon these analyses the speech act theory of this book purposes that the meaning of a sentence (sentential act) is to be explained wholly in terms of the meanings of component expressions (acts) and the structure of the sentence.

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State University of New York Press

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1438408587

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Winning with Quality

The FPL Story

By: John J. Hudiburg

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Winning with Quality

The FPL Story

By: John J. Hudiburg

This is Hudiburg's insider story as an active leader in the quality journey that turned FPL around and made it a winner. He describes the radical companywide changes introduced at FPL under his leadership and reveals the mistakes, the determination to do better, and the successes. He shares his experiences and insights on what it takes to survive and prosper - and what it takes to win with quality.

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0527916463

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9780527916466

CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Neurology, Third Edition

By: John C. M. Brust

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CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Neurology, Third Edition

By: John C. M. Brust

Practical, up-to-date strategies for assessing and managing the neurologic conditions most frequently seen in adults and children•Introductory chapters address specific symptoms and diagnostic procedures; subsequent chapters are disease specific and adhere to a standard format, beginning with Essentials of Diagnosis, followed by Clinical Findings, Differential Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis•Coverage of disorders in both adults and children•Thorough coverage of diagnostic tests and the very latest pharmacologic treatments•Practical information on common conditions such as headaches, movement disorders, and central nervous system infections•Valuable to anyone who sees patients with neurologic complaints, whether in primary care or the neurology clinic•Expert help with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, epilepsy, sleeping disorders, dizziness, hearing loss, dementia and memory loss, and more•Each chapter written by experts in that area, without losing readability or coherence

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McGraw Hill Professional

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1259835324

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Reconceiving Experience

A Solution to a Problem Inherited from Descartes

By: John T. Kearns

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A Solution to a Problem Inherited from Descartes

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CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Neurology, Third Edition

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