Thought without Illusion

摘要: This thesis targets the part of Gareth Evans’s and John McDowell’s view singular thought which involves claim that there can be illusions thought. Singular is, according to Evans McDowell, an object-dependent thought-content; such thought-content could not entertained unless object it is about exists. Nevertheless, in a case perceptual hallucination, where subject mistakenly takes front him or her, McDowell think seem exactly as though he she having thought, although fact thinking at all due absence any about. The argues for rejection this idea It further argued eliminated from without abandoning their fundamental insight how object-dependent. Following specifically development view, suggested world virtue things cognitively appear subject. alleged illusion has whose existence mind’s directedness very episode thinking. Furthermore, respective views acquaintance are criticised, awareness wider range objects than just perceivable put forward. In general, outlines revised version externalistically individuated, transparent thinker.