Canadian philosopher who developed eliminative materialism — folk psychology (belief, desire, intention) is a radically false theory that will be replaced by mature neuroscience — and contributed to a neuroscientifically informed epistemology.
Eliminative materialism: propositional attitudes (beliefs, desires) are folk psychological posits that do not correspond to real neural states — mature neuroscience will eliminate rather than reduce them. Matter and Consciousness: accessible introduction to philosophy of mind. The Engine of Reason: a neural network account of cognition.
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