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"This important book accomplishes a remarkable feat. It lucidly articulates and critically examines the shared assumptions that define the field of cognitive science at a time when many have come to suspect that cognitive science is a field in name only. This is the book on the foundations of cognitive science."
Owen Flanagan, Professor of Philosophy, Duke University


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In this richly detailed analysis, Barbara Von Eckardt lays the foundations for understanding what it means to be a cognitive scientist. She characterizes the basic assumptions that define the cognitive science approach and systematically sorts out a host of recent and the controversies surrounding them.

Von Eckardt takes issue with those who argue that there is no agreed-upon research paradigm and agreed-upon set of assumptions or methods in cognitive science, and with those who believe that the field should not be so committed. She argues that there is indeed a framework of shared commitments that includes basic questions guiding research, substantive assumptions constraining how those questions are to be answered, and methodological assumptions about how to find those answers.

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  • Paperback: 477 pages
  • Publisher: The MIT Press (March 2, 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 026272023X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0262720236
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,673,159 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking but tedious., January 10, 2002
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Von Eckardt presents many important ideas to consider about the nature of cognitive science as a field, but once you get past the introduction of these ideas, the discussion of them is quite tedious. Chapter 1 is a sufficient treatment for most readers. Additionally, in her focus on "adult, normal, typical cognition," von Eckardt ignores much of the scope of cognitive science in her treatment.
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