Understanding Representation in the Cognitive Sciences - Does Representation Need Reality? (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)

urrently a paradigm shift is occurring in for the conventional understanding of represen- which the traditional view of the brain as tions. The paper also summarizes the rationale for C representing the "things of the world" is the selection of contributions to this volume, which challenged in several respects. The present volume will roughly proceed from relatively "realist" c- is placed at the edge of this transition. Based on the ceptions of representation to more "constructivist" 1997 conference "New Trends in Cognitive Sci- interpretations. The final chapter of discussions, ence" in Vienna, Austria, it tries to collect and in- taped during and at the end of the conference, p- grate evidence from various disciplines such as p- vides the reader with the possibility to reflect upon losophy of science, neuroscience, computational the different approaches and thus contributes to b- approaches, psychology, semiotics, evolutionary ter and more integrative understanding of their biology, social psychology etc. , to foster a new thoughts and ideas. understanding of representation. The subjective experience of an outside world This book has a truly interdisciplinary character. It seems to suggest a mapping process where environ- is presented in a form that is readily accessible to mental entities are projected into our mind via some professionals and students alike across the cognitive kind of transmission. While a profound critique of sciences such as neuroscience, computer science, this idea is nearly as old as philosophy, it has gained philosophy, psychology, and sociology.

General

Imprint:	Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2000
First published:	1999
Editors:	Alexander Riegler • Markus Peschl • Astrid von Stein
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
Edition:	1999 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-306-46286-3
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-306-46286-9
Barcode:	9780306462863

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