In critical condition : polemical essays on cognitive science and the philosophy of mind

Part 1 Metaphysics: review of John McDowell's "Mind and World" special sciences - still autonomous after all these years - a reply to Jaegwon Kim's "Multiple Realization and the Metaphysics of Reduction". Part 2 Concepts: review of Christopher Peacocke's "A Study of Concepts" there are no recognitional concepts - not even RED there are no recognitional concepts - not even RED, part 2 - the plot thickens do we think in mentalese? remarks on some arguments of Peter Carruthers review of A.W. Moore's "Points of View". Part 3 Cognitive architecture: review of Paul Churchland's "The Engine of Reason, The Seat of the Soul" connectionism and the problem of systematicity (continued) - why Smolensky's solution "still" doesn't work there and back again -a review of Annette Karmiloff-Smith's "Beyond Modularity" review of Jeff Elman et al, "Rethinking Innateness" review of Steven Mithen's "The Prehistory of the Mind". Part 4 Philosophical Darwinism: review of Richard Dawkins's "Climbing Mount Improbable" deconstructing Dennett's Darwin is science biologically possible? comments on some arguments of Patricia Churchland and of Alvin Plantinga review of Steven Pinker's "How the Mind Works" and Henry Plotkin's "Evolution in Mind".