The Representational Fallacy in Neuroscience and Psychology: A Critical Analysis

by Maxwell R Bennett and Peter Hacker

This book traces the history and coherence of the use of the word 'representations' from its origins, particularly in the description of artefacts, to its use in the description of so-called mental and neural representations in the mind and in the brain. It is shown that there are no good reasons for this transition. Experimental psychology is confused in taking what one perceives to be a mental representation. Neuroscientists need to avoid moving...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303157558X
• ISBN13: 9783031575587
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 85 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.7" x 7.8"