Mental Files in Flux

by François Recanati

Book Overview

Fran ois Recanati has pioneered the 'mental file' framework for thinking about concepts and how we refer to the world in thought and language.

Mental files are based on 'epistemically rewarding' relations to objects in the environment. Standing in such relations to objects puts the subject in a position to gain information regarding them. The information thus gained goes into the file based on the relevant relation. Files do not merely store...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198790368
• ISBN13: 9780198790365
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.0"