{"product_id":"mind-as-metaphor-adam-toon-9780198879626","title":"Mind as Metaphor: A Defence of Mental Fictionalism","description":"We often think of the mind as an inner world. Once, this inner world might have been a spirit or soul - a \"ghost in the machine\", in Gilbert Ryle's memorable phrase. Nowadays, we are told it will be found in the brain. Adam Toon argues that this is a mistake. In fact, our concept of mind is fundamentally metaphorical: we project the 'outer world' of human culture onto the 'inner world' of the mind. This is an enormously powerful way of making sense of people and their behaviour. But we must not forget that this inner world is only a useful fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cem\u003eMind as Metaphor\u003c\/em\u003e develops this idea to offer a radical new approach to the mind, known as mental fictionalism. Toon shows that mental fictionalism can make sense of our ordinary concept of mind (or folk psychology), while avoiding the difficulties faced by alternative approaches, such as behaviourism or instrumentalism. In doing so, \u003cem\u003eMind as Metaphor\u003c\/em\u003e sheds new light on a range of issues, from the mind's capacity to represent the world (or intentionality) to the way in which new tools and practices expand the limits of inquiry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written in a concise, engaging, and accessible style, \u003cem\u003eMind as Metaphor\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in the nature of the mind and its relationship to human culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Toon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198879628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198879626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Adam Toon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44149546287359,"sku":"9780198879626","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_92238665-881c-4ba0-b421-df0ebed6e941.jpg?v=1688457252","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mind-as-metaphor-adam-toon-9780198879626","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}