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Cognitive Science: An Introduction to Mind and Brain 1st Edition
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Cognitive Science is a major new guide to the central theories and problems in the study of the mind and brain. The authors clearly explain how and why cognitive science aims to understand the brain as a computational system that manipulates representations. They identify the roots of cognitive science in Descartes - who argued that all knowledge of the external world is filtered through some sort of representation - and examine the present-day role of Artificial Intelligence, computing, psychology, linguistics and neuroscience.
Throughout, the key building blocks of cognitive science are clearly illustrated: perception, memory, attention, emotion, language, control of movement, learning, understanding and other important mental phenomena. Cognitive Science:
- presents a clear, collaborative introduction to the subject
- is the first textbook to bring together all the different strands of this new science in a unified approach
- includes illustrations and exercises to aid the student
- ISBN-100415221013
- ISBN-13978-1784051693
- Edition1st
- Publication dateDecember 6, 2006
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions8.5 x 0.58 x 11 inches
- Print length254 pages
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'A unique and satisfying combination of philosophy and cognitive science, this book will appeal to undergraduates and experts alike. Well written, current, and easy to follow, it marks a new territory in the teaching of cognitive science.' - Valerie Hardcastle, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, USA
About the Author
Daniel Kolak is Professor of Philosophy at William Paterson University in New Jersey, USA. He is Series Editor of the Wadsworth Philosophers series and Longman Library of Philosophy.
William Hirstein is Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Elmhurst College, Illinois, USA.
Peter Mandik is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science Laboratory Chairman at the William Paterson University in New Jersey, USA.
Jonathan Waskan is Assistant Professor at the Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
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- Publisher : Routledge; 1st edition (December 6, 2006)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 254 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0415221013
- ISBN-13 : 978-1784051693
- Item Weight : 1.23 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.58 x 11 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,044,897 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,232 in Cognitive Psychology (Books)
- #7,690 in Medical Cognitive Psychology
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About the authors

Professor (Full), Department of Philosophy, William Paterson University; Ph.D. (2000), Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis. My research concerns points of intersection between philosophy of mind and the cognitive sciences, especially neuroscience, psychology, and artificial intelligence. I am primarily interested in naturalistic accounts of consciousness and intentionality. My main lines of research to date have focused largely on three areas: (1) neurophilosophical explanations of phenomenal consciousness, (2) artificial-life experiments on the evolutionary emergence of representational content, and (3) the role of action-oriented representations as the basis for enactive cognition and perception. My most recent directions for exploration are: type-Q materialist (Quinean) explanations of consciousness, especially conscious color vision; alternate architectures for posthuman minds (alternate minds in a hypothetical post-singularity era); and analytic philosophy of mind approaches to meditation.

The basic approach of my research is to use findings from the cognitive sciences, especially neuroscience, to shed light on classical philosophical questions, such as the nature of consciousness and of our sense of self, as well as our ability to be responsible for our actions.
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