In his paper, "The Status of Content," Paul Boghossian argued that this theory, which he classified as a form of error-theoretic irrealism, was self-contradictory because it presupposes the claims about truth which it itself denies.
In his paper, "The Status of Content," Paul Boghossian argued that this theory, which he classified as a form of error-theoretic irrealism, was self-contradictory because it presupposes the claims about truth which it itself denies. Stephen Stich has argued in favor of this theory in a 1983 book which claims that we should reject semantic taxonomies in favor of syntactic ones. One philosopher has argued for this theory on the grounds that it is "parochial" to "assume that communicative structures are the model for cognitive structures" in the book Neurophilosophy. This theory's major proponent wrote a 1981 paper in which he used this theory to deny the existence of propositional attitudes such as intentions, and this theory generally holds that folk psychology can be completely reduced to neuroscience, thereby removing the need for mentalistic talk. For 10 points, identify this philosophical theory of mind championed by Patricia and Paul Churchland.
In his paper, "The Status of Content," Paul Boghossian argued that this theory, which he classified as a form of error-theoretic irrealism, was self-contradictory because it presupposes the claims about truth which it itself denies.
Eliminative materialism [or eliminativism]