PHILOSOPHY PSYC & COGNITIVE SCI

By: THAGARD P.

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Hardcover | 1 November 2006

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Psychology is the study of thinking, and cognitive science is the interdisciplinary investigation of mind and intelligence that also includes philosophy, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, linguistics, and anthropology. In these investigations, many philosophical issues arise concerning methods and central concepts. The Handbook of Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science contains 16 essays by leading philosophers of science that illuminate the nature of the theories and explanations used in the investigation of minds.

Topics discussed include representation, mechanisms, reduction, perception, consciousness, language, emotions, neuroscience, and evolutionary psychology.

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- Comprehensive coverage of philosophy of psychology and cognitive science

- Distinguished contributors: leading philosophers in this area

- All contributions closely tied to relevant scientific research

- Contributions clearly written for an interdisciplinary audience

- Contributions are long and thorough

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Non-Fiction Science Science in General Philosophy Psychology Psychological Theory, Systems, Schools of Thought & Viewpoints Cognition & Cognitive Psychology Computing & I.T.Computer Science Artificial Intelligence

General Prface
Introduction to teh Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science
List of Contributors Representation
Mechanisms and Psychological Explanation
Realization: Metaphysical and Scientific Perspectives
Reduction: Models of Cross-Scientific Relations
Perception Preattentive and Phenomenal
Consciousness: Phenomenal Consciousness, Access Consciousness and Scientific Practice
On Restricting the Evidence Base for Linguistics
Emotion: Competing Theories and Philosopical Issues
Simulation
The Theoretical and Methodological Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Psychopathology: Minding Mental Illness
The Adaptive Programme of Evolutionary Psychology
Situated Cognition
Artificial Intelligence: History, Foundations, and Philosophical Issues
Index
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