What Is Cognitive Science?

By Barbara Von Eckardt

Book Overview

The field of cognitive science is now in its third decade, yet the question remains whether science, which studies the human mind and which draws on disciplines as varied as linguistics, artificial intelligence, philosophy, cognitive psychology, and neuroscience, can exist as a coherent intellectual enterprise. In this analysis, Barbara Von Eckardt lays the foundations for understanding what it means to be a cognitive scientist. She characterizes the basic assumptions that define the cognitive science approach and systematically sorts out issues and controversies surrounding them.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262220466
• ISBN13: 9780262220460
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Mit Pr
• Length: 477 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.3" x 6.5"