The Oxford Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0199734682 ISBN 13: 9780199734689

Casa editrice: OUP USA, 2012

Riassunto

Thinking and reasoning, long the academic province of philosophy, have over the past century emerged as core topics of empirical investigation and theoretical analysis in the modern fields of cognitive psychology, cognitive science, and cognitive neuroscience. Formerly seen as too complicated and amorphous to be included in early textbooks on the science of cognition, the study of thinking and reasoning has since taken off, brancing off in a distinct direction from the field from which it originated.

The Oxford Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning is a comprehensive and authoritative handbook covering all the core topics of the field of thinking and reasoning. Written by the foremost experts from cognitive psychology, cognitive science, and cognitive neuroscience, individual chapters summarize basic concepts and findings for a major topic, sketch its history, and give a sense of the directions in which research is currently heading. Chapters include introductions to foundational issues and methods of study in the field, as well as treatment of specific types of thinking and reasoning and their application in a broad range of fields including business, education, law, medicine, music, and science. The volume will be of interest to scholars and students working in developmental, social and clinical psychology, philosophy, economics, artificial intelligence, education, and linguistics.

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Recensione:

For all those who want to learn how the mind works, this is a must-read book... Besides pointing out the transition of the field of thinking and reasoning from philosophy to science, the editors of this book also give readers of this book a sense of the direction in which actual research is heading on this field... Chapter organization is excellent and very conducive to learning and absorption of material... This is an excellent volume on the growing field of thinking and reasoning, now a part of high-level human cognition which includes creative thinking, decision making and problem solving. (Nano Khilnani for Bizindia, June 2013)

This comprehensive treatment of human thinking should be of value to anyone who is interested in human cognition and the many ways in which it can be conceptualized, modeled, and studied. Holyoak and Morrison in the Oxford Handbook also provide suggestions for organizing the chapters in the book for use as a text for advanced undergraduates (very advanced, Id add) and graduate students. All of these potential readers should find many issues worth thinking about in the 836 pages of this book. (American Psychological Journal, July 2013)

L'autore:

Keith J. Holyoak, Ph.D., is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Robert G. Morrison, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Loyola University Chicago.

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• Editore: OUP USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0199734682
• ISBN 13: 9780199734689
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 864
• Redattore: Holyoak Ph.D. Keith J., Morrison Ph.D. Robert G.