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Item Details
| Title:
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MIND
INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE SCIENCE |
| By: |
Paul Thagard |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£43.82 |
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| ISBN 10: |
026270109X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780262701099 |
| Publisher: |
MIT PRESS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
4 February, 2005 |
| Edition: |
second edition |
| Series: |
Mind |
| Pages: |
280 |
| Description: |
An elementary description of the main theories and problems of cognitive science, accessible to readers with different interests and backgrounds. |
| Synopsis: |
Cognitive science approaches the study of mind and intelligence from an interdisciplinary perspective, working at the intersection of philosophy, psychology, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, linguistics, and anthropology. With Mind, Paul Thagard offers an introduction to this interdisciplinary field for readers who come to the subject with very different backgrounds. It is suitable for classroom use by students with interests ranging from computer science and engineering to psychology and philosophy.Thagard's systematic descriptions and evaluations of the main theories of mental representation advanced by cognitive scientists allow students to see that there are many complementary approaches to the investigation of mind. The fundamental theoretical perspectives he describes include logic, rules, concepts, analogies, images, and connections (artificial neural networks). The discussion of these theories provides an integrated view of the different achievements of the various fields of cognitive science.This second edition includes substantial revision and new material. Part I, which presents the different theoretical approaches, has been updated in light of recent work the field. Part II, which treats extensions to cognitive science, has been thoroughly revised, with new chapters added on brains, emotions, and consciousness. Other additions include a list of relevant Web sites at the end of each chapter and a glossary at the end of the book. As in the first edition, each chapter concludes with a summary and suggestions for further reading. |
| Illustrations: |
29 illus. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Bradford Books |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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