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tions, see Edgar (1992). The newest version of Fortran, known as Fortran 90, has
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Contentsviii
4Mentalcontent69
Propositions70
Thecausalrelevanceofcontent74
Theindividuationofcontent79
Externalisminthephilosophyofmind82
Broadversusnarrowcontent84
Content,representationandcausality89
Misrepresentationandnormality92
Theteleologicalapproachtorepresentation95
Objectionstoateleologicalaccountofmentalcontent99
Conclusions100
5Sensationandappearance102
Appearanceandreality103
Sense-datumtheoriesandtheargumentfromillusion107
Otherargumentsforsense-data110
Objectionstosense-datumtheories112
Theadverbialtheoryofsensation114
Theadverbialtheoryandsense-data116
Primaryandsecondaryqualities119
Sense-datumtheoriesandtheprimary/secondarydistinction121
Anadverbialversionoftheprimary/secondarydistinction125
Docolour-propertiesreallyexist?126
Conclusions128
6Perception130
Perceptualexperienceandperceptualcontent131
Perceptualcontent,appearanceandqualia135
Perceptionandcausation137
Objectionstocausaltheoriesofperception143
Thedisjunctive
theoryofperception
145
Thecomputationalandecologicalapproachestoperception149
Consciousness,experienceand‘blindsight’155
Conclusions158
7Thoughtandlanguage160
Modesofmentalrepresentation162
The‘languageofthought’hypothesis164
Analogueversusdigitalrepresentation167
Imaginationandmentalimagery169
Thoughtandcommunication175
Doanimalsthink?178
Naturallanguageandconceptualschemes183
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E. J. LOWE
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