鈥淐ompositional Abduction and Mental Representation鈥

When

Oct. 11, 2024, 3pm to 5pm

Office/Remote Location

Room 133

Description

Ken Aizawa, Dept. of Philosophy, Rutgers University鈥This talk will introduce a theory of compositional abduction as an account of some instances of scientific confirmation. I will then show how this theory is relevant to philosophical discussions of mental representation. More specifically, I will relate the theory to the familiar idea that one reason to postulate mental representations to explain behavior. Compositional abduction is a theory of that reasoning.

Price

Free

Admission Information

Open to the public

Contact Information

Philosophy Dept.
Nicole Moore

External Sponsor

UNVL Dept. of Philosophy