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Mind: Introduction to Cognitive Science by Thagard, Paul is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Mind: Introduction to Cognitive Science about?
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 fiel
Who reads Mind: Introduction to Cognitive Science?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Thagard, Paul
- Publisher
- The MIT Press; MIT Press
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781423725480
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Psychology, Science, Medical
- Rating
- 3.58 / 5 (9 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14