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| Content: content is that part of a statement, which can be expressed by another statement, which differs in a respect from the original statement, e.g. it uses other expressions with the same reference. That, in which the second statement deviates belongs then to the vocabulary, to the syntax or grammar, the matching can be called content. See also Semantic content, Conceptual content, Mental content._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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D. Papineau on Content - Dictionary of Arguments
I 253 Drive/Animal/Content/Papineau: Purpose-Means-thinking/Papineau: Level 0: "Monomats": Tue V Level 1: "Opportunists": If B, do V >Purposes/Papineau. I 248 Level 2: "people in need": If B and T, do V Level 3: "Voter": If B1 and T1, do V1, IF T1 is the dominant need A comparative mechanism is needed here. Level 4: "Learners": AFTER experience has shown that B1, T1, and V1 result in a reward, then ... (like 3). >Learning. Level 2 does not necessarily entail 3. There can be something like Buridan's donkey, which works reliably when only one drive is activated. >Buridan's donkey. Level 4: here drives play a further role: they intensify behavior, which lead to the reduction of drives. >Behavior, >Drives. I 254 Drive/Content/Papineau: through this complexity, it is uncertain what the exact content is, which the drives represent. A) Should it consist in the specific results? B) or in the different effects? Papineau pro b). >Thinking, >Animals, cf. >Animal language._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Papineau I David Papineau "The Evolution of Means-End Reasoning" in: D. Papineau: The Roots of Reason, Oxford 2003, pp. 83-129 In Der Geist der Tiere, D Perler/M. Wild, Frankfurt/M. 2005 Papineau II David Papineau The antipathetic fallacy and the boundaries of consciousness In Bewusstein, Thomas Metzinger, Paderborn/München/Wien/Zürich 1996 Papineau III D. Papineau Thinking about Consciousness Oxford 2004 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-16