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This is an accessible introduction to study of cognitive science for undergraduate students. Cognitive Science is defined as the inter-disciplinary study of mind and intelligence, embracing philosophy, psychology, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, linguistics and anthropology. The author Paul Thagard explains the fundamental theories of cognitive science, describing systematically and evaluating the main theories of mental representation that have been advocated by cognitive scientists. The text includes logic, rules, concepts, analogies, images and connections (artificial neural networks), making it suitable even for students who come together for its study from different fields ranging from computer science and engineering to psychology and philosophy. The second edition is the revised version with new material added to it. Part I has been updated to include the recent work in the field of theoretical approaches and in Part II new chapters are added on brain, emotion and consciousness. A list of related websites at the end of each chapter and glossary at the end of the book are a few more value added additions to the book. The flavour of the first edition is of course maintained with each chapter still concluding with a brief summary, discussion questions, notes, and suggestions for further reading. “This little gem of a book has three major virtues. First, it is easy to read and easy to understand. Second, it clearly states the central thesis of cognitive science and precisely lays out the explanatory patterns underlying various theories of cognition. Third, the book is unique in its presentation of the material, arranging it along various types of knowledge representations such as rules, concepts, and images.” —ASHOK GOEL, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology “The second edition of Mind represents a significant advance for an already excellent book. My enthusiasm for continuing to use Thagard’s accessible and consistently informative volume for Berkeley’s large Introduction to Cognitive Science course has been fully refreshed, as the updates in the new edition have made it a superb text for undergraduates.” —MICHAEL RANNEY, Graduate School of Education, Department of Psychology, and the Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, University of California, BerkeleyISBN 812033003X
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Pages : 280
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