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Title: The Narrative Practice Hypothesis and Externalist Theory Theory: For Compatibility, Against Collapse
Author(s): Slors, M.V.P.
Publication year: 2009
Source: Journal of Consciousness Studies, vol. 16, iss. 6-8, (2009), pp. 335-359
ISSN: 1355-8250
Related links: http://www.imprint.co.uk/jcs_16_6-8.html
Publication type: Article / Letter to editor

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Subject: Cognition, Interpretation and Context
Organization: Leerstoel Filosofie van cognitie en taal
Journal title:
Journal of Consciousness Studies
Volume: vol. 16
Issue: iss. 6-8
Page start: p. 335
Page end: p. 359
Abstract:
The Narrative Practice Hypothesis and Externalist Theory Theory: For Compatibility, Against Collapse Abstract: What defence does the Narrative Practice Hypothesis (NPH) have against the charge that it is a covert form of externalist theory theory (TT)? I discuss and reject Dan Hutto’s own strategies and argue that the NPH remains vulnerable to a threat of collapse into externalist TT as long as narrative folk-psychological explanation is differentiated from simple belief-desire explanation merely by a degree of complexity, subtlety and/or context-sensitivity. It is entirely plausible, however, that there is a more principled distinction between these two types of explanation of human behaviour. I defend such a distinction and show how it eliminates the threat of collapse into TT entirely. Correspondence: Prof. dr. M.V.P. Slors, Faculty of Philosophy, Radboud University Nijmegen, Erasmusplein 1, P.O. Box 9103, 6500 HD Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Email: marc.slors@phil.ru.nl

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