1st Edition
The Unexplained Intellect Complexity, Time, and the Metaphysics of Embodied Thought
Part 1: The Complexity of Intelligence 1. The Neglect of Noology 2. The Philosophical Relevance of Theoretical Computer Science 3. The Explanatory Consequences of Imperfection 4. Sources of Intractability Part 2: Temporal Orientation 5. The Psychological Arrow of Time 6. Temporally Chiral Attitudes 7. Episodic and Semantic Memory Part 3: A Point of Local Metaphysics 8. Metaphysical Questions 9. The Modal Signature of Ontological Dependence 10. Leveraging the Mind 11. An Argument for Dynamic Foundations Part 4: The Perdurance of Intelligent Thought 12. Epistemic Conduct 13. Encountering Events 14. Action as an Epistemic Encounter 15. Inference as an Epistemic Encounter 16. Encountering Unrepresented Facts 17. Encounters First 18. The Achievement of Intelligence. Index
Biography
Christopher Mole is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, Canada. In addition, he teaches in the Programme in Cognitive Systems, also at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of Attention is Cognitive Unison: An Essay in Philosophical Psychology (2011).
'Mole brings complexity theory, the philosophy of mind, and the metaphysics of dynamic processes together into a compelling analysis of human intelligence. The book is a pleasure to read, with its web of complex arguments made transparent by the clarity of the writing. It is essential reading for anyone tempted to think traditional cognitive science can explain intelligence.' - Rowland Stout, University College Dublin, Ireland
'Mole’s discussion of the computational complexity that the exercise of intelligence must confront, and his search for a solution in the intelligent agent’s engagement with the world and other agents, offers a striking new approach to understanding what makes human beings so smart.' - Lawrence Shapiro, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
