Explaining Behavior [Book Review]

Review of Metaphysics 42 (4):824-826 (1989)
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Dretske's aim is to show how the semantic contents of beliefs and desires can be used to explain behavior within a naturalistic framework and without enlisting intelligent homunculi as inner agents.

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