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A penny is your thoughts? Reflections on a Wittgensteinian proposal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2004

Bryan W. Sokol  and
Christopher E. Lalonde
Bryan W. Sokol*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6Canadahttp://www.psyc.sfu.ca
Christopher E. Lalonde*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Victoria, STN CSC, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3P5, Canadahttp://www.uvic.ca/psyc
*
[email protected]
[email protected]
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Abstract:

Although in fundamental agreement with Carpendale & Lewis's (C&L's) position, we discuss a potential source of confusion regarding the socially constituted nature of mental states. Drawing from recent work by Kusch (1997; 1999), we argue, more specifically, that mental states are instances of “artificial kinds,” and so, stand between the more common classificatory extremes of “the natural” and “the social.”

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 27 , Issue 1 , February 2004 , pp. 123 - 124
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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