Information and Mind explores a range of topics that Fred
Dretske addressed in his philosophical career. These span from the
earliest problems Dretske analyzed—the nature of seeing an
object—to epistemological issues that he began working on in
mid-career, to issues he focused on in later years, including
information, mental representation, and conscious experience. The
papers in the volume, written by former colleagues and students from
the university of Wisconsin and Stanford University, were inspired
by talks given at the Center for the Explanation of Consciousness at
Stanford in 2015 to celebrate Dretske's life and work. In
addition to scholarly essays, the authors also recount stories from
personal interactions with Dretske that transformed their
philosophical views or changed their professional trajectory. A
bibliography of Dretske's publications is also provided. This
volume includes contributions by Fred Adams, John A. Barker, John
Perry, Paul Skokowski, and Dennis Stampe.
"This is an impressive and valuable collection and a powerful
testament to the influence and continuing importance of Dretske's
research on foundational issues in epistemology and philosophy of
mind."
—Martin Davies, Wilde Professor of Mental Philosophy Emeritus, Oxford University
Paul Skokowski is Executive Director of the Center for the Explanation of Consciousness at Stanford University, where he has taught in Symbolic Systems and Philosophy since 1993, and a Fellow in Philosophy at St. Edmund Hall, University of Oxford.
November 2020
- 1. Introduction
Paul Skokowski
- 2. Dretskean Externalism about Knowledge
Fred Adams and John Barker
- 3. Representation and Possibility
John Perry
- 4. Three Dogmas of Internalism
Paul Skokowski
- 5. Perceptual Activity and the Object of Perception
Dennis Stampe
- Index