3 Conclusion
The take-home message of this introductory chapter is that in the back-
ground to our discussions throughout the remaining chapters (mostly
taken for granted, but also sometimes challenged or explicitly discussed)
will be a combination of theory-theory with token-identity theory in the
philosophy of mind, and cognitivism combined with information-proces-
sing models (classical or connectionist) in scientiWc psychology. In chapter
2 we will begin the real work of the book, where we start by considering the
arguments for realism about folk psychology, and examining the threat of
eliminativism.
selected reading
For further background on dualism, behaviourism, functionalism and identity
theory in the philosophy of mind, see: Carruthers, 1986; Smith and Jones, 1986;
Churchland, 1988; Rey, 1997.
For texts which provide numerous examples of cognitive science at work: Luger,
1994; Gleitman and Liberman, 1995; Kosslyn and Osherson, 1995; Smith and
Osherson, 1995; Sternberg and Scarborough, 1995.
For a lively discussion of theoretical issues in cognitive science and connectionism:
Clark, 1989.
Conclusion 23