The search for mind : a new foundation for cognitive science / Seán Ó Nualláin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ó Nualláin, Seán.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognitive science.

Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge.

Philosophy of mind.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK ; Portland, OR : Intellect, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The degree to which cognitive science as currently conceived can aspire to be the science of mind is a difficult issue. Proposing anintegrated approach to cognitive science, this revised edition of The Search For Mind has been updated to meet the newest developments of this rapidly changing field. The first part of this book constitutes clear introductions to the disciplines that traditionally are seen to constitute cognitive science (namely: Philosophy, Psychology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence and Ethnology). The second section focuses on the nature of symbol systems, co

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Philosophical Epistemology; 2. Psychology; 3. Linguistics; 4. Neuroscience; 5. Artificial Intelligence; 6. Ethology and Ethnoscience; 7. Symbol Systems; 8. Consciousness and Selfhood; 9. Cognitive Science and the Search for Mind; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

"Excerpted from the Standard handbook of video and television engineering."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-274) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786610476503

9781841508252

184150825X

9781280476501

1280476508

OCLC:

70749384