The Philosophy of Psychology

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Summary: contemporary study of common-sense psychology
Review: The title of the book is, in my opinioin, misleading. It is not a philosophical analysis of psychology as a science or a field of research activity. Rather, it analysis common-sense (folk) psychology in the light of contemporary cognitive science and philosophy. To a reader interesed in this special subject, the book is an excellent overview of (and contribution to) the current state of the art. But if you buy it for its more widely promising title, you may be disappointed.

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Summary: A much needed introduction to empirical philosophy of mind
Review: This volume is an excellent, broad-ranging introduction to leading issues in philosophy of psychology and empirical philosophy of mind. The authors introduce the views and leading authors in such contemporary debates as: modularity and nativism, folk psychology/"mindreading", the language of thought and mental representation, computational cognitivism vs. connectionism, consciousness, evolutionary perspectives (to some extent), the rationality debate, broad vs. narrow content, and others. I beg to differ with the other reviewers narrow view of this book. It is beautifully well-written and accessible. It is an introduction and so leaves much room for further study.