Intentional action, intention in action and motor representations: some reflections on the revised Causal Theory and its possible link with the cognitive neuroscience of action

By introducing the concept of intention in action John Searle helped to solve some of the main difficulties faced by the Causal Theory of Action. Yet, his modified theory raises new issues. Given this, the main goal of this article is to review certain problems posed by Searle’s Causal Theory taking...

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Autores principales: Ibarra, Romina Alejandra, Amoruso, Lucía
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/racc/article/view/5230
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Sumario:By introducing the concept of intention in action John Searle helped to solve some of the main difficulties faced by the Causal Theory of Action. Yet, his modified theory raises new issues. Given this, the main goal of this article is to review certain problems posed by Searle’s Causal Theory taking into account recent advances in the cognitive neuroscience of action. Particularly, by using the concept of motor representation.