The Inner Life of a Rational Agent In Defence of Philosophical Behaviourism

includes index and biblioraphy

Part I Context 1 Introduction 3 I Behaviourism 3 II Zombies 6 III Super-spartans 9 IV Reductive and Non-reductive Behaviourism 12 V Outline of the Book 14 2 Behaviourism 21 I Psychological Behaviourism 21 II The Philosophical Roots of Behaviourism:Positivism or Pragmatism 25 III Anti-realism about the Mind 29 IV Criterial versus Dispositional Behaviourism 33 3 Functionalism 37 I The Rise of Cognitivism and Functionalism 37 II Theories of Behaviour 42 III Normative Functionalism 45 IV An Argument against Normative Functionalism 48 V Theory Theory and Simulation Theory 52 VI Conclusion 54 Part II What is a Disposition to Behave in a Certain Way? 4 Dispositions to Behave 61 I The Argument from Causation 61 II Ryle`s Dispositions 65 III Dispositions and Causal Explanation 69 IV Mental States as Input Causes or Framework Causes? 73 5 Ways of Behaving 78 I Introduction 78 II Internalist and Externalist Models of Teleological Explanation 79 III Why aren`t all Dispositions Trivially Teleological? 85 IV The Need for Norms 87 V Norm-governed Behaviour 90 VI Conclusion 96 6. Rationality and Interpretation 99 I The Structure of Practical Rationality 99 II Psychological or Non-psychological Conceptions of Practical Rationality 106 III The Holism of the Mental 109 IV The Dynamics of Interpretation 114 Part III The Theory Applied 7 Beliefs I Introduction II Cambridge Behaviourists III Belief as a State IV Belief and Judgement V Individuation of Beliefs 8 Intentions I Intentions as States of Mind that Cause Behaviour II Intention and Belief III Intention and Commitment 9 Knowledge I Sensitivity to Facts II Knowledge and Belief III The Objects of Knowledge IV Sensitivity to Evidence V What is it for Something to be Evident? 10 Consciousness I Types of Consciousness II Consciousness and Knowledge III Self-knowledge IV Qualia V State of Play