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The Architecture of the Mind (Hardcover, New)
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The Architecture of the Mind (Hardcover, New)
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This book is a comprehensive development and defense of one of the
guiding assumptions of evolutionary psychology: that the human mind
is composed of a large number of semi-independent modules. The
Architecture of the Mind has three main goals. One is to argue for
massive mental modularity. Another is to answer a 'How possibly?'
challenge to any such approach. The first part of the book lays out
the positive case supporting massive modularity. It also outlines
how the thesis should best be developed, and articulates the notion
of 'module' that is in question. Then the second part of the book
takes up the challenge of explaining how the sorts of flexibility
and creativity that are distinctive of the human mind could
possibly be grounded in the operations of a massive number of
modules. Peter Carruthers's third aim is to show how the various
components of the mind are likely to be linked and interact with
one another - indeed, this is crucial to demonstrating how the
human mind, together with its familiar capacities, can be
underpinned by a massively modular set of mechanisms. He outlines
and defends the basic framework of a perception / belief / desire /
planning / motor-control architecture, as well as detailing the
likely components and their modes of connectivity. Many specific
claims about the place within this architecture of natural
language, of a mind-reading system, and others are explained and
motivated. A number of novel proposals are made in the course of
these discussions, one of which is that creative human thought
depends upon a prior kind of creativity of action. Written with
unusual clarity and directness, and surveying an extensive range of
research in cognitive science, this book will be essential reading
for anyone with an interest in the nature and organization of the
mind.
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