Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Science of the Mind

Bermúdez, José Luis

ISBN 10: 1107653355 / ISBN 13: 9781107653351

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Science of the Mind
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107653355
• ISBN 13: 9781107653351
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Cognitive Science combines the interdisciplinary streams of cognitive science into a unified narrative in an all-encompassing introduction to the field. This text presents cognitive science as a discipline in its own right, and teaches students to apply the techniques and theories of the cognitive scientist's 'toolkit' - the vast range of methods and tools that cognitive scientists use to study the mind. Thematically organized, rather than by separate disciplines, Cognitive Science underscores the problems and solutions of cognitive science, rather than those of the subjects that contribute to it - psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, etc. The generous use of examples, illustrations, and applications demonstrates how theory is applied to unlock the mysteries of the human mind. Drawing upon cutting-edge research, the text has been updated and enhanced to incorporate new studies and key experiments since the first edition. A new chapter on consciousness has also been added.

About the Author

José Luis Bermúdez is Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Professor of Philosophy at Texas A&M University. He has been involved in teaching and research in cognitive science for over twenty years, and is very much involved in bringing an interdisciplinary focus to cognitive science through involvement with conference organization and journals. His 100+ publications include the textbook Philosophy of Psychology: A Contemporary Introduction (2005) and a companion collection of readings, Philosophy of Psychology: Contemporary Readings (2007). He has authored the monographs The Paradox of Self-Consciousness (1998), Thinking without Words (2003), and Decision Theory and Rationality (2009) in addition to editing a number of collections including The Body and the Self (1995), Reason and Nature (2002), and Thought, Reference, and Experience (2005).