1st Edition

The Developing Mind A Philosophical Introduction

By Stephen Butterfill Copyright 2020
276 Pages 41 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

276 Pages 41 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

276 Pages 41 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The development of children’s minds raises fundamental questions, from how we are able to know about basic aspects of the world such as objects and actions, to how we come to grasp mental states. The Developing Mind is the first book to critically introduce and examine philosophical questions concerning children’s cognitive development and to consider the implications of scientific... Read more

Preface

1. Introduction

Part 1: Physical Objects

2. Principles of Object Perception

3. The Simple View

4. The Linking Problem

5. Core Knowledge

6. Object Indexes and Motor Representations of Objects

7. Metacognitive Feelings

8. Conclusion to Part 1

Interlude on Innateness 

9. Innateness

Part 2: Minds and Actions

10. Action

11. A Theory of Goal Tracking

12. Mind: the Puzzle

13. Three Levels of Analysis

14. Mind: a Solution?

15. Joint Action

16. Conclusion to Part 2

17. Conclusion.

Glossary of Terms

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Stephen Butterfill is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick, UK.

"It is fantastically difficult to cross the boundary between philosophy and psychology without getting embarrassingly stuck on the fence. Butterfill’s book demonstrates why the risk is more than balanced by the potential benefits for both sides. It will be an invaluable textbook, and should be read by anyone interested in the tight relationship between cutting-edge theory and evidence in developmental psychology and philosophy of mind." - Ian Apperly, University of Birmingham, UK