What is cognitive science? / Barbara Von Eckardt
- Bib ID:
- 2619313
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Von Eckardt, Barbara
- Description:
-
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1993
- x, 466 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0262220466
- Full contents:
-
- 1. Some Preliminaries. 1.1. Research Frameworks. 1.2. An Example of Cognitive Science Research. 1.3. The Characterization in Brief
- 2. The Domain and the Basic Questions. 2.1. The Identification Assumption. 2.2. The Property Assumptions. 2.3. The Grouping Assumption. 2.4. The Basic Questions
- 3. The Computational Assumption. 3.1. The Computational Linking Assumption. 3.2. The Computational System Assumption. 3.3. Conventional Machines. 3.4. Connectionist Machines. 3.5. The Evolution of Cognitive Science
- 4. Representation in General. 4.1. The Representational Linking Assumption. 4.2. Peirce's Triadic Analysis. 4.3. The Representation-Object Relation. 4.4. The Representation-Interpretant Relation. 4.5. The Representational System Assumption
- 5. Mental Representation. 5.1. What Mental Representations Are Not. 5.2. The Representation Bearer. 5.3. The Semantics of Mental Representation
- 6. Current Approaches to Content Determination. 6.1. Grounding Mental Content.
- 6.2. The Structural Isomorphism Approach. 6.3. The Functional Role Approach. 6.4. The Causal Historical Approach. 6.5. The Indicator Approach. 6.6. The Biological Function Approach
- 7. Constraints on a Theory of Content Determination. 7.1. Naturalism. 7.2. The Descriptive Case against Internalism. 7.3. A Normative Case for Internalism. 7.4. Methodological Individualism
- 8. Significance. 8.1. Peirce's View. 8.2. The Regress Problem in Cognitive Science. 8.3. An Inadequate Solution. 8.4. Cognitive Science's Solution
- 9. The Methodological Assumptions. 9.1. The Explanatory Strategy of Cognitive Science. 9.2. The Study of Cognition. 9.3. The Role of Neuroscience. 9.4. Explanatory Ineliminability
- Epilogue: Some Challenges for the Future
- Appendix: Characterizing an Immature Science
- A.1: The Logical Positivist Tradition
- A.2: Kuhn's Notion of a Paradigm
- A.3: Laudan's Notion of a Research Tradition.
- Notes:
-
- "A Bradford book."
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-457) and index.
- Subject:
- Cognitive science
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1993
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Loading...