Philosophy of Psychology - A Contemporary Introduction (Paperback, New Ed)

"Philosophy of Psychology i"s an introduction to philosophical problems that arise in the scientific study of cognition and behavior.
Jose Luis Bermudez introduces the philosophy of psychology as an interdisciplinary exploration of the nature and mechanisms of cognition. He charts out four influential "pictures of the mind" and uses them to explore central topics in the philosophical foundations of psychology, covering all the core concepts and themes found in undergraduate courses in philosophy and psychology, including:
- Models of psychological explanation
- The nature of commonsense psychology
- Arguments for the autonomy of psychology
- Fuctionalist approaches to cognition
- Computational models of the mind
- Neural network modeling
- Rationality and mental causation
- Perception, action and cognition
- The language of thought and the architecture of cognition
"Philosophy of Psychology: A Contemporary Introduction" is a very clear and well-structured textbook from one of the leaders in the field.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy
Release date:	April 2005
First published:	June 2005
Authors:	Jose Luis Bermudez
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	392
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-27595-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-27595-4
Barcode:	9780415275958

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