Functions in mind: a theory of intentional content

Carolyn Price Investigates What It Means To Say That Mental States - Thoughts, Wishes, Perceptual Experiences, And So On - Are About Things In The World. Her Answer To This Deep Philosophical Problem Is A Novel Teleological Account Of Intentional Content, Grounded In And Shaped By A Carefully Constructed Theory Of Functions.--jacket. Introduction: Nature And Function -- Pt. I. A Theory Of Functions. 1. Explanation And Normativity. 2. The Core Account. 3. Determinate Functions -- Pt. Ii. Special-purpose Systems. 4. Minimal Intentionality. 5. Minimal Truth? 6. Learning And Wanting. 7. Keeping Track. 8. Making Maps And Forming Plans -- Pt. Iii. General-purpose Systems. 9. General-purpose Intentionality. 10. General-purpose Content. 11. Utility And Truth. Conclusion: Constructing Content. Carolyn Price. Includes Bibliographical (p. [256]-260) References.