Mindware: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Cognitive Science - Brossura

Clark, Andy

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0199828156 ISBN 13: 9780199828159

Casa editrice: OUP USA, 2013

Riassunto

Ranging across both standard philosophical territory and the landscape of cutting-edge cognitive science, Mindware: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Second Edition, is a vivid and engaging introduction to key issues, research, and opportunities in the field.

Starting with the vision of mindware as software and debates between realists, instrumentalists, and eliminativists, Andy Clark takes students on a no-holds-barred journey through connectionism, dynamical systems, and real-world robotics before moving on to the frontiers of cognitive technologies, enactivism, predictive coding, and the extended mind. Throughout, he highlights challenging issues in an effort to engage students in active debate. Each chapter opens with a brief sketch of a major research tradition or perspective, followed by concise critical discussions dealing with key topics and problems.

NEW TO THIS EDITION

* Three new chapters (9-11) on cognitive extensions, enactivism, and the predictive brain, and a revised appendix on consciousness

* Extensive revisions, additions, and updates throughout in light of new developments in the field

* New text boxes and revised and expanded suggestions for further reading, including many electronic resources (summarized on the book's Companion Website at www.oup/us/coogan)

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Andy Clark is Professor of Logic and Metaphysics in the School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of six books including Supersizing the Mind (2008) and Natural-Born Cyborgs (2004), both published by Oxford University Press.

Contenuti:

• Introduction: (Not) Like a Rock
• 1. Meat Machines: Mindware as Software
• 2. Symbol Systems
• 3. Patterns, Contents, and Causes
• 4. Connectionism
• 5. Perception, Action, and the Brain
• 6. Robots and Artificial Life
• 7. Dynamics
• 8. Cognitive Technology: Beyond the Naked Brain
• 9. Extended Minds?
• 10. Enacting Perceptual Experience
• 11. Prediction Machines
• Appendix I. Some Backdrop: Dualism, Behaviorism, and Beyond
• Appendix II . Consciousness and the Meta-Hard Problem

Su questa edizione

• Editore: OUP USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0199828156
• ISBN 13: 9780199828159
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 336