Essays about: "Mentalism"

Found 2 essays containing the word Mentalism.

1. 1. A Critique of the Learning Brain

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för teoretisk filosofi

   Author : Joakim Olsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Learning Brain; Learning; Cognitivism; Representational Theory of Mind; Computational Theory of Mind; Mentalism; Mind-Brain Identity; Computer Analogy; Scientism; Anthropological Holism; Enactivism; Intentionality; Intentional Action; Phenomenology; Philosophy of Mind; Cognitive Science; Capabilities; Practical Knowledge; Bildung; Wolf Singer; Kurt W. Fischer; Jerry Fodor; Vincent Descombes; Ludwig Wittgenstein; Elizabeth Anscombe; Evan Thompson;

   Abstract : The guiding question for this essay is: who is the learner? The aim is to examine and criticize one answer to this question, sometimes referred to as the theory of the learning brain, which suggests that the explanation of human learning can be reduced to the transmitting and storing of information in the brain’s formal and representational architecture, i.e. READ MORE

3. 2. European integration in the field of counterterrorism : Can traditional integration theories explain the measures taken to combat the new threats facing Europe?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Emma Johannesson; [2019]
   Keywords : EU; European Integration; Terrorism; Counterterrorism; Neofunctionalism; Liberal Intergovernmentalism;

   Abstract : European integration has been a widely discussed topic within political science since the creation of the EU. In recent years, signs of disintegration have been observed due to widespread euroscepticism, major crises and public discontent. READ MORE