PHILOSOPHY PSYC & COGNITIVE SCI

ISBN 10: 0444515402 / ISBN 13: 9780444515407

Published by Elsevier, 2007

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Synopsis:

Psychology is the study of thinking, and cognitive science is the interdisciplinary investigation of mind and intelligence that also includes philosophy, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, linguistics, and anthropology. In these investigations, many philosophical issues arise concerning methods and central concepts.

The Handbook of Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science contains 16 essays by leading philosophers of science that illuminate the nature of the theories and explanations used in the investigation of minds.

Topics discussed include representation, mechanisms, reduction, perception, consciousness, language, emotions, neuroscience, and evolutionary psychology.

• Comprehensive coverage of philosophy of psychology and cognitive science
• Distinguished contributors: leading philosophers in this area
• Contributions closely tied to relevant scientific research

About the Author: Dov M. Gabbay is Augustus De Morgan Professor Emeritus of Logic at the Group of Logic, Language and Computation, Department of Computer Science, King's College London. He has authored over four hundred and fifty research papers and over thirty research monographs. He is editor of several international Journals, and many reference works and Handbooks of Logic.

Bibliographic Details

Title: PHILOSOPHY PSYC & COGNITIVE SCI
Publisher: Elsevier
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New