{"product_id":"the-objects-of-thought-paperback","title":"The Objects of Thought - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Crane\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Objects of Thought\u003c\/em\u003e addresses the ancient question of how it is possible to think about what does not exist. Tim Crane argues that the representation of the non-existent is a pervasive feature of our thought about the world, and that we will not adequately understand thought's representational power ('intentionality') unless we have understood the representation of the non-existent. Intentionality is conceived by Crane in terms of the direction of the mind upon an object of thought, or an intentional object. Intentional objects are what we think about. Some intentional objects exist and some do not. Non-existence poses a problem because there seem to be truths about non-existent intentional objects, but truths are answerable to reality, and reality contains only what exists. The proposed solution is to accept that there are some genuine truths about non-existent intentional objects, but to hold that they must be reductively explained in terms of truths about what does exist. \u003cem\u003eThe Objects of Thought\u003c\/em\u003e offers both an original account of the nature of intentionality and a solution to the problem of thought about the non-existent. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Crane, \u003cem\u003eUniversity of Cambridge\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTim Crane is Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, and a Professorial Fellow of Peterhouse College. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eElements of Mind: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2001), and co-editor (with Katalin Farkas) of \u003cem\u003eMetaphysics: A Guide and Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2004). He is the philosophy editor of the \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e, and the general editor of the \u003cem\u003eRoutledge Encylopedia of Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e. Crane is also a member (by election) of the Academia Europaea, on the editorial board of \u003cem\u003eMind and Language\u003c\/em\u003e, and a member of the \u003cem\u003eAnalysis\u003c\/em\u003e committee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751426949408,"sku":"9780198748045","price":78.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d422a114de91ef9ec6d4762b046fef5b.webp?v=1779972881","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-objects-of-thought-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}