ISBN: 9780521049795 - the body in mind: understanding cognitive processes (cambridge studies in philosophy) (3 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. This book offers a radical externalist or environmentalist model of cognitive processes. Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360. . 2008. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - In this book, Mark Rowlands challenges the Cartesian view of the mind as a self-contained monadic entity, and offers in its place a radical externalist or environmentalist model of cognitive processes. Cognition is not something done exclusively in the head, but fundamentally something done in the world. Drawing on both evolutionary theory and a detailed examination of the processes involved in perception, memory, thought and language use, Rowlands argues that cognition is, in part, a process whereby creatures manipulate and exploit relevant objects in their environment. It is not simply an internal process of information processing; equally significantly, it is an external process of information processing. This innovative book provides a foundation for an unorthodox but increasingly popular view of the nature of cognition.…