Mit press cambridge ma 2007 (6 risultati)

Cloth. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near Fine, internally clean, solid hard cover in a complete Near Fine dust jacket. First Printing.

VI, 180 p. Paperback.

orig.cloth Minor rubbing. A small ink mark to top page-edge. VG. 24x15cm, xviii,315 pp. Contents: Explaining four psychological asymmetries in causal reasoning: implications of causal assumptions for coherence -- Causality and computation -- Actual causes and thought experiments -- What's wrong with neuron diagrams? -- Mackie remixed -- Occasional causes -- In defense of explanatory deductivism -- Goal-directed action and teleological explanation -- Van Fraassens Dutch book argument against explanationism -- Counterfactuals in economics: a commentary -- Why don't you want to be rich? preference explanation on the basis of causal structure -- Decisions,intentions, urges, and free will: why Libet has not shown what he says he has -- Constitutive overdetermination -- Ex nihilo nihil fit: arguments new and old for the principle of sufficient reason. Minor rubbing. A small ink mark to top page-edge. VG.…

orig. boards. 23x18cm, xiv,562 pages., Volume 2 only. Weighs 1 kilo. Minor wear. Very Good condition.

Condizione: Minor rubbing. VG. orig.cloth Minor rubbing. VG. 25x15cm, xix,616 pp. "This is an essential reference for the new discipline of evolutionary cognitive neuroscience that defines the field's approach of applying evolutionary theory to guide brain-behavior investigations. Since Darwin we have known that evolution has shaped all organisms and that biological organs - including the brain and the highly crafted animal nervous system -are subject to the pressures of natural and sexual selection. It is only relatively recently, however, that the cognitive neurosciences have begun to apply evolutionary theory and methods to the study of brain and behavior. This landmark reference documents and defines the emerging field of evolutionary cognitive neuroscience. Chapters by leading researchers demonstrate the power of the evolutionary perspective to yield new data, theory, and insights on the evolution and functional modularity of the brain. Evolutionary cognitive neuroscience covers all areas of cognitive neuroscience, from nonhuman brain-behavior relationships to human cognition and consciousness, and each section of "Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience" addresses a different adaptive problem. After an introductory section that outlines the basic tenets of both theory and methodology of an evolutionarily informed cognitive neuroscience, the book treats neuroanatomy from ontogenetic and phylogenetic perspectives and explores reproduction and kin recognition, spatial cognition and language, and self-awareness and social cognition.." - Publisher's description.…

orig.cloth Minor rubbing. An ink mark to top page-edge. VG., dustwrapper. 24x18cm, xi,437 pp., In a torn dustwrapper. "This book discusses how we experience space by listening: the concepts of aural architecture, with examples ranging from Gothic cathedrals to surround sound home theater. We experience spaces not only by seeing but also by listening. We can navigate a room in the dark, and "hear" the emptiness of a house without furniture. Our experience of music in a concert hall depends on whether we sit in the front row or under the balcony. The unique acoustics of religious spaces acquire symbolic meaning.Social relationships are strongly influenced by the way that space changes sound. In "Spaces Speak, Are You Listening?", Barry Blesser and Linda-Ruth Salter examine auditory spatial awareness: experiencing space by attentive listening. Every environment has an aural architecture. The audible attributes of physical space have always contributed to the fabric of human culture, as demonstrated by prehistoric multimedia cave paintings,classical Greek open-air theaters, Gothic cathedrals, acoustic geography of French villages, modern music reproduction, and virtual spaces in home theaters. Auditory spatial awareness is a prism that reveals a culture's attitudes towards hearing and space. Some listeners can learn to "see" objects with their ears, but even without training, we can all hear spatial geometry such as an open door or low ceiling. Integrating contributions from a wide range of disciplines - including architecture, music, acoustics, evolution, anthropology, cognitive psychology, audio engineering, and many others.." - Publisher's description. Minor rubbing. An ink mark to top page-edge. VG., dustwrapper.…