'Representation in Mind' is the first book in the new series 'Perspectives on
Cognitive Science' and includes well known contributors in the areas of
philosophy of mind, psychology and cognitive science.
The papers in this volume offer new ideas, fresh approaches and new criticisms
of old ideas. The papers deal in new ways with fundamental questions concerning
the problem of mental representation that one contributor, Robert Cummins, has
described as "THE problem in philosophy of mind for some time now." The editors'
introductory overview considers the problem for which mental representation has
been seen as an answer, sketching an influential framework, outlining some of
the issues addressed