| Description |
xv, 423 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Part I. The cognitive revolution -- Introduction: what the Meno wrought -- Laying the foundation for cognitive science -- Cognitive science: the first decades -- Part II. The cognitive sciences: a historical perspective -- Reason, experience, and the status of philosophy -- Psychology: the wedding of methods to substance -- Artificial intelligence: the expert tool -- Linguistics: the search for autonomy -- Anthropology: beyond the individual case -- Neuroscience: the flirtation with reductionism -- Part III. Toward an integrated cognitive science: present efforts, future prospects -- Perceiving the world -- Mental imagery: a figment of the imagination? -- A world categorized -- How rational a being? -- Conclusion: the computational paradox and the cognitive challenge -- References -- Name index -- Subject index |
| Notes |
Includes indexes |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 393-408 |
| Notes |
In English |
| Subject |
Artificial intelligence -- History.
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Cognition -- History.
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Cognition -- Research -- Methodology -- History.
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Cognition -- Research.
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| Author |
Gardner, H
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| LC no. |
85047555 |
| ISBN |
0465046347 |
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