{"product_id":"a-companion-to-cognitive-science-paperback","title":"A Companion to Cognitive Science - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Bechtel\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGeorge Graham\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnmatched in the quality of its world-renowned contributors, this multidisciplinary companion serves as both a course text and a reference book across the broad spectrum of issues of concern to cognitive science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnmatched in the quality of its world-renowned contributors, this multidisciplinary \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e serves as both a course text and a reference book across the broad spectrum of issues of concern to cognitive science. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCognitive science is one of the most exciting intellectual and scientific developments of the second half of the 20th century, integrating insights from psychology, linguistics, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, philosophy, and other disciplines in an attempt to understand human cognition. It is also a rapidly transforming domain of inquiry.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis C\u003ci\u003eompanion\u003c\/i\u003e presents a deep and varied account of what one needs to know about cognitive science, what it has accomplished, and where it will be going at the start of the 21st century. Beginning with an introduction that maps the narrative history of cognitive science as a whole, the volume goes on to present sixty newly-commissioned essays that together provide an unparalleled survey of all the topical areas, major methods, and stances. There are explanatory overviews of key controversies, detailed discussions of the application of work in cognitive sciences to the real world, and anticipations of future developments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Cognitive Science\u003c\/i\u003e can be seen as the ultimate resource guide to this fast-moving field of study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Bechtel\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Director of the Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology Program at Washington University in St Louis. He is editor of the journal \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of numerous books and papers in the philosophy of cognitive science and related subject areas. These include: \u003ci\u003eHow to do Things With Logic\u003c\/i\u003e, with C. Grant Luckhardt, (1994); \u003ci\u003eDiscovering Complexity: Decomposition and Localization as Strategies in Scientific Research\u003c\/i\u003e, with R. C. Richardson, (1993); \u003ci\u003eConnectionism and the Mind: An Introduction to Parallel Processing in Networks\u003c\/i\u003e, with Adele Abrahamsen, (Blackwell, 1991; second edition 1999), \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of Mind: An overview for Cognitive Science\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), and \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of Science: An Overview for Cognitive Science\u003c\/i\u003e (1988). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Graham\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy, and Professor of Psychology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is the co-author of \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy Then and Now\u003c\/i\u003e, with N. Scott Arnold and T. M. Benditt, (Blackwell, 1998), author of \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell 1993, second edition 1998), and editor of \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Psychopathology\u003c\/i\u003e, with G. L. Stephens, (1994), and \u003ci\u003ePerson to Person\u003c\/i\u003e, with H. LaFollette, (1989).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 810\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.33 x 9.7 x 6.76 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47345370235129,"sku":"9780631218517","price":109.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/OXhKSEZQU0RGeEE2RUtkMGJxV1gwdz09.webp?v=1769742718","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-companion-to-cognitive-science-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}