Minds, Brains, and Computers: An Historical Introduction to the Foundations of Cognitive Science

Cummins, Robert (Editor)/ Cummins, Denise Dellarosa (Editor)/ Cummings, Robert (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1557868778 / ISBN 13: 9781557868770

Published by Blackwell Pub, 2000

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552 pages. 9.75x7.00x1.50 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Minds, Brains, and Computers: An Historical Introduction to the Foundations of Cognitive Science
• Publisher: Blackwell Pub
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1557868778
• ISBN 13: 9781557868770
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.05 kilograms

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Synopsis

Minds, Brains, and Computers presents a vital resource -- the most comprehensive interdisciplinary selection of seminal papers in the foundations of cognitive science, from leading figures in artificial intelligence, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience.

About the Author

Robert Cummins is the author of The Nature of Psychological Explanation (1983), Meaning and Mental Representation (1987), and Representations, Targets and Attitudes (1996), as well as many articles and several edited volumes. He specializes in the foundations of cognitive science and the nature of mental representation.

Denise Dellarosa Cummins is the author of Good Thinking: Seven Powerful Ideas That Influence The Way We Think and The Other Side of Psychology. She is also co-editor of The Evolution of Mind. Her research interests include reasoning and decision-making from evolutionary, comparative, and developmental perspectives.