Books (a) on philosophy of mind and cognitive science
Innateness in Mind. CUP (Cambridge Elements
in Philosophy of Mind series) 2026. (Draft. Comments welcome. 28,000 words.)
Explaining our Actions: A critique of common-sense theorizing. CUP (Academic Impact Monograph) 2025.
Cover blurb
contents preface intro.
Human Motives: hedonism, altruism, and the science of affect. OUP 2024.
Contents, preface, and introduction.
Human and Animal Minds: the consciousness questions laid to rest. OUP, 2019.
Cover blurb, quotes from reviews, contents, and preface.
Sample chapter (1) on important preliminaries.
The Centered Mind: what the science of working memory shows us about the nature of human thought. OUP, 2015.
Cover blurb, quotes from reviews, contents, and preface.
Sample chapter (6) on the active use of working memory in reflection.
The Opacity of Mind: an integrative theory of self-knowledge. OUP, 2011.
Cover blurb, quotes from reviews, contents, and preface.
Sample chapter (7) on inner sense theories.
The Architecture of the Mind: massive modularity and the flexibility of thought. OUP, 2006.
Cover blurb, quotes from reviews, contents, and preface.
Sample chapter (4) on language and flexibility.
Consciousness: essays from a higher-order perspective. OUP, 2005.
Cover blurb, quotes from reviews, and contents.
Sample Chapter 6 on the advantages of dual-content theory.
The Nature of the Mind: an introduction. Routledge, 2004.
Cover blurb, contents, and introduction.
Sample chapter (5) on the case for physicalism about the mind.
Phenomenal Consciousness: a naturalistic theory. CUP, 2000.
Cover blurb, quotes from reviews, contents, and preface.
Sample chapter (9) outlining dual-content theory.
The Philosophy of Psychology. Co-authored with George Botterill. CUP, 1999.
Cover blurb, contents and preface.
Sample chapter (6) on narrow / wide content.
Language, Thought and Consciousness: an essay in philosophical psychology. CUP, 1996.
Cover blurb, quotes from reviews, and contents.
Sample chapter (8) on the involvement of language in conscious thinking.
Introducing Persons: Theories and Arguments in the Philosophy of Mind. Croom Helm, 1986; Routledge, 1989.
