Rocco J Gennaro

Interplay Between Consciousness and Concepts Rocco J Gennaro

Brief Description: Longstanding issues concerning a proper theory of the structure of concepts are tackled in this collection of essays by Simon Baron-Cohen, Peter Carruthers, and a distinguished cast of other scientists and philosophers. Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Brief Description: Questions on the nature of concepts in philosophy, psychology, and cognitive science, such as What are concepts? and What is it to possess a concept? are notoriously difficult to answer. For example, are concepts abstract mind-independent objects..."

Contributor Bio:  Gennaro, Rocco J Rocco J. Gennaro is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Indiana State University, Terre Haute. He is the author of Consciousness and Self-Consciousness: A Defense of the Higher-Order Thought Theory of Consciousness (1996) and Mind and Brain: A Dialogue on the Mind-Body Problem (1996). Charles Huenemann is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Utah State University. His research interests include early modern philosophy, Kant, and Neo-Kantianism.