{"product_id":"intellectual-powers-paperback","title":"Intellectual Powers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eP. M. S. Hacker\u003c\/b\u003e (Based on a Book by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Intellectual Powers\u003c\/i\u003e is a philosophical investigation into the cognitive and cogitative powers of mankind. It develops a connective analysis of our powers of consciousness, intentionality, mastery of language, knowledge, belief, certainty, sensation, perception, memory, thought, and imagination, by one of Britain's leading philosophers. It is an essential guide and handbook for philosophers, psychologists, and cognitive neuroscientists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe culmination of 45 years of reflection on the philosophy of mind, epistemology, and the nature of the human person\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNo other book in epistemology or philosophy of psychology provides such extensive overviews of consciousness, self-consciousness, intentionality, mastery of a language, knowledge, belief, memory, sensation and perception, thought and imagination\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrated with tables, tree-diagrams, and charts to provide overviews of the conceptual relationships disclosed by analysis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by one of Britain's best philosophical minds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA sequel to Hacker's \u003ci\u003eHuman Nature: The Categorial Framework\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn essential guide and handbook for all who are working in philosophy of mind, epistemology, psychology, cognitive science, and cognitive neuroscience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Intellectual Powers: a Study of Human Nature\u003c\/i\u003e is a philosophical investigation into the cognitive and cogitative abilities of mankind. It elaborates a connective analysis of consciousness and self-consciousness, intentionality, linguistic ability, knowledge, belief, sensation, perception, memory, thought, and imagination. Each chapter contains a detailed survey of one of these faculties, as well as an analysis of the illusions of reason that have dogged the efforts of past and present philosophers to grasp the nature and limits of our epistemic powers. Together they present a compelling picture both of what connects us to the rest of the animal kingdom and of what is unique to humankind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is a sequel to \u003ci\u003eHuman Nature: the Categorial Framework\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), but it is completely self-contained. It is written in a style that is lucid and jargon-free. The text is illustrated by tables, tree-diagrams, and charts to provide overviews of the conceptual relationships disclosed by analysis. This comprehensive investigation constitutes an indispensable handbook for all students of epistemology and philosophy of mind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRanging widely over topics in epistemology, philosophy of psychology, metaphysics, and philosophical anthropology, this work presents the mature, original reflections of one of Britain's best philosophical minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP. M. S. Hacker\u003c\/b\u003e is a Fellow of St John's College, Oxford. He is the author of numerous books and articles on philosophy of mind and philosophy of language as well as philosophical foundations of cognitive neuroscience, and is the leading authority on the philosophy of Wittgenstein. Among his many publications is the monumental four-volume \u003ci\u003eAnalytical Commentary on Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 1991, first two volumes co-authored with G. P. Baker), and its epilogue \u003ci\u003eWittgenstein's Place in Twentieth Century Analytic Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 1996). His work (with Maxwell Bennett) on cognitive neuroscience, \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Foundations of Neuroscience\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and \u003ci\u003eHistory of Cognitive Neuroscience\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), is renowned. The first volume of his trilogy on human nature, \u003ci\u003eHuman Nature: the Categorial Framework\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42721365884991,"sku":"9781118651216","price":54.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/772abd308fef8c0c027787f237027fb0.webp?v=1765092113","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/intellectual-powers-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}