Mapping the Mind (Paperback)

Lawrence A. Hirschfeld

ISBN 10: 0521429935 / ISBN 13: 9780521429931

Editore: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1994

Paperback. What is the nature of human thought? A long dominant view holds that the mind is a general problem-solving device that approaches all questions in much the same way. Chomsky's theory of language, which revolutionised linguistics, challenged this claim, contending that children are primed to acquire some skills, like language, in a manner largely independent of their ability to solve other sorts of apparently similar mental problems. In recent years researchers in anthropology, psychology, linguistic and neuroscience have examined whether other mental skills are similarly independent. Many have concluded that much of human thought is 'domain-specific'. Thus, the mind is better viewed as a collection of cognitive abilities specialised to handle specific tasks than a general problem solver. This volume introduces a general audience to a domain-specificity perspective, by compiling a collection of essays exploring how several of these cognitive abilities are organised. Recently, many researchers have concluded that the mind is best viewed as a collection of cognitive abilities specialised to handle specific tasks, as opposed to a general problem-solving device which approaches all questions in much the same way. This is a collection of essays exploring how some of these cognitive abilities are organised. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780521429931

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A collection of essays introducing the reader to `domain-specificity'.

Descrizione del libro: Recently, many researchers have concluded that much human thought is `domain-specific'. Thus, the mind is best viewed as a collection of cognitive abilities specialised to handle specific tasks, as opposed to a general problem-solving device which approaches all questions in much the same way. This volume offers a collection of essays exploring how some of these cognitive abilities are organised.

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Titolo: Mapping the Mind (Paperback)
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Data di pubblicazione: 1994
Legatura: Paperback
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