Mental States. Volume 1: Evolution, function, nature -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Preface -- List of contributors -- 1. Mental states -- 2. Lithic design space modelling and cognition in Homo floresiensis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Lithic design space -- 3 Lithic design space and cognition -- 4 Lithic design space and the standard story of stone technology -- 5 The stone toolkit of Homo floresiensis -- 6 Cognition in Homo floresiensis -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 3. "As large as you need and as small as you can" -- 1 The pattern of brain size and body size changes among hominins -- 2 The selectionist explanation of brain size and body size evolution -- 3 The brain and body of Homo floresiensis -- 4 Cognitive implications of the selectionist model for Homo floresiensis -- References -- 4. Homo on Flores -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Some existing patterns of argument regarding hominin cranial morphology, behavioural complexity, and the dating of "human" cognitive and linguistic skills -- 3 The Flores hominins -- 4 Implications of the Flores hominins for the evolution of cognition and language -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 5. Evolving artificial minds and brains -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Mental representations in explanations of intelligent behavior -- 3 Modeling the simplest forms of intelligence -- 4 What the representations are in the models -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 6. Multi-agent communication, planning, and collaboration based on perceptions, conceptions, and simulations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cued and detached representations -- 3 Cognitive capabilities for agents -- 4 Cognitive capabilities for playing soccer robots -- 5 Discussion -- References -- 7. The modal-logical interpretation of the causation of bodily actions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptual structure and modal formulae.

3 Action as a set of rotations -- 4 Sample action -- 5 Conceptual structure for kick -- 6 Rotations and turns in kicking action -- 7 Microstructure of causation of action -- 8 Concluding remarks -- References -- 8. Do we access object manipulabilitywhile we categorize? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Experiment 1 -- 3 Experiment 2 -- 4 General discussion -- 5 Conclusion and implication for cognitive science -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 9. Speaking without the cerebellum -- 1 Preliminary note -- 2 Introduction -- 3 Materials and method -- 4 Results -- 5 Discussion -- References -- 10. Ontologies as a cue for the metaphorical meaning of technical concepts -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The problem of metaphorical meaning -- 3 Heuristic-Driven Theory Projection and ontological knowledge -- 4 The application of HDTP to technical concepts -- 5 Concluding remarks and further research -- References -- 11. Anti-realist assumptions and challenges inphilosophy of mind -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Challenge or refutation? -- 3 The K=T Conjecture -- 4 Application of K=T: The Knowledge Argument -- References -- 12. Vagueness, supertranslatability,and conceptual schemes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Davidson's first argument against conceptual schemes -- 3 Davidson's second argument against conceptual schemes -- 4 An adaptation of Simmel's thought experiment -- 5 Are Simmelian and English intertranslatable? -- 6 Super-translatability introduced -- 7 Super-translatability enables a Simmelian truth-tester to test whether the English conceptual scheme is largely true -- 8 English and Simmelian, two languages with non-radically different conceptual schemes -- 9 Concluding remarks -- References -- 13. Visual representation in a naturalcommunication system -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Representation in speech-centred communication: Abstract symbols and depiction.

3 Representation in signed communication: Abstract symbols -- 4 Representation in signed communication: Depiction -- 5 Tracing the stimulus to visual-spatial categories: CPs and sister systems -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 14. Hidden units in child language -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The semantic subset principle -- 3 Entailments of focus operators -- 4 Covert negation and conjunction in adult language -- 5 Covert negation and conjunction in child language -- 6 Conclusion -- Name index -- Subject index -- Table of contents of volume 2 -- The Studies in Language Companion Series.