A critical analysis of Fred Dretske's informational teleosemantics

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31977/grirfi.v16i2.783

Keywords:

Dretske; Representation; Informational teleosemantics; Belief.

Abstract

I discuss in this paper the proposal of  informational teleosemantics, as it was conceived by Fred Dretske. I sustain that, although informational teleosemantics faces serious difficulties concerning determination of the content of beliefs, it provides good criteria to distinguish merely informational systems from representational systems.

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Author Biography

Karla Chediak, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

Professora Associada do Departamento de Filosofia da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro – Brasil. Pesquisadora CNPq.

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Published

2017-12-18

How to Cite

CHEDIAK, Karla. A critical analysis of Fred Dretske’s informational teleosemantics. Griot : Revista de Filosofia, [S. l.], v. 16, n. 2, p. 1–10, 2017. DOI: 10.31977/grirfi.v16i2.783. Disponível em: https://www3.ufrb.edu.br/index.php/griot/article/view/783. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.

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Vol. 16 No. 2 (2017)

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