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V.1: 1. Setting The Scene--2. Man As Machine: Origins Of The Idea--3. Anticipatory Engines--4. Maybe Minds Are Machines Too--5. Movements Beneath The Mantle--6. Cognitive Science Comes Together--7. The Rise Of Computational Psychology--8. The Mystery Of The Missing Discipline--9. Transforming Linguistics; V.2: 10. When Gofai Was Newfai--11. Of Bombs And Bombshells--12. Connectionism, Its Birth And Renaissance--13. Swimming Alongside The Kraken--14. From Neurophysiology To Computational Neuroscience--15. A-life In Embryo--16. Philosophies Of Mind As Machine--17. What Next? Vol. 1. Setting The Scene -- Man As Machine: Origins Of The Idea -- Anticipatory Engines -- Maybe Minds Are Machines Too -- Movements Beneath The Mantle -- Cognitive Science Comes Together -- The Rise Of Computational Psychology -- The Mystery Of The Missing Discipline -- Transforming Linguistics. Vol. 2. When Gofai Was Newfai -- Of Bombs And Bombshells -- Connectionism: Its Birth And Renaissance -- Swimming Alongside The Kraken -- From Neurophysiology To Computational Neuroscience -- A-life In Embryo -- Philosophies Of Mind As Machine -- What Next? Margaret A. Boden. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.
This work investigates the historical development and theoretical evolution of cognitive science as a multidisciplinary field. Margaret A. Boden, a prominent researcher in artificial intelligence and cognitive science, provides a comprehensive account of the intellectual currents that shaped the study of mind as a computational system. The text synthesizes decades of research to map how various academic domains converged to define the cognitive revolution and its subsequent transformations.
What You Will Find
Experts recognize this text as a definitive, encyclopedic resource for understanding the intellectual history of cognitive science. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a foundational reference for scholars and students in the field.
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Publication Date:
2006-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford - Clarendon Press
ISBN-10:
0199292388
ISBN-13:
9780199292387
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