Mindware
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Cognitive Science
ISBN13: 9780195138573ISBN10: 0195138570
Paperback, 224 pages
Dec 2000,
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224 pages;
19 illus.;
6-1/8 x 9-1/4;
ISBN13: 978-0-19-513857-3ISBN10: 0-19-513857-0
Provides a very current introduction to this intriguing field
Table of Contents
Preface: About Mindware
Acknowledgments
Resources
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.
(Not Really a) Conclusion
Appendix I: Some Backdrop: Dualism, Behaviorism, Functionalism, and Beyond
Appendix II: Consciousness and the Meta-Hard Problem
References
Index
