The Conceptual Mind
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The Conceptual Mind
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Author : Eric Margolis
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2015-05-08
The Conceptual Mind written by Eric Margolis and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-08 with Philosophy categories.
New essays by leading philosophers and cognitive scientists that present recent findings and theoretical developments in the study of concepts. The study of concepts has advanced dramatically in recent years, with exciting new findings and theoretical developments. Core concepts have been investigated in greater depth and new lines of inquiry have blossomed, with researchers from an ever broader range of disciplines making important contributions. In this volume, leading philosophers and cognitive scientists offer original essays that present the state-of-the-art in the study of concepts. These essays, all commissioned for this book, do not merely present the usual surveys and overviews; rather, they offer the latest work on concepts by a diverse group of theorists as well as discussions of the ideas that should guide research over the next decade. The book is an essential companion volume to the earlier Concepts: Core Readings, the definitive source for classic texts on the nature of concepts. The essays cover concepts as they relate to animal cognition, the brain, evolution, perception, and language, concepts across cultures, concept acquisition and conceptual change, concepts and normativity, concepts in context, and conceptual individuation. The contributors include such prominent scholars as Susan Carey, Nicola Clayton, Jerry Fodor, Douglas Medin, Joshua Tenenbaum, and Anna Wierzbicka. Contributors Aurore Avarguès-Weber, Eef Ameel, Megan Bang, H. Clark Barrett, Pascal Boyer, Elisabeth Camp, Susan Carey, Daniel Casasanto, Nicola S. Clayton, Dorothy L. Cheney, Vyvyan Evans, Jerry A. Fodor, Silvia Gennari, Tobias Gerstenberg, Martin Giurfa, Noah D. Goodman, J. Kiley Hamlin, James A. Hampton, Mutsumi Imai, Charles W. Kalish, Frank Keil, Jonathan Kominsky, Stephen Laurence, Gary Lupyan, Edouard Machery, Bradford Z. Mahon, Asifa Majid, Barbara C. Malt, Eric Margolis, Douglas Medin, Nancy J. Nersessian, bethany ojalehto, Anna Papafragou, Joshua M. Plotnik, Noburo Saji, Robert M. Seyfarth, Joshua B. Tenenbaum, Sandra Waxman, Daniel A. Weiskopf, Anna Wierzbicka
The Foundations Of Mind
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Author : Jean Matter Mandler
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2004-05-06
The Foundations Of Mind written by Jean Matter Mandler and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05-06 with Psychology categories.
In The Foundations of Mind, Jean Mandler presents a new theory of cognitive development in infancy, focusing on the processes through which perceptual information is transformed into concepts. Drawing on her extensive research, Mandler explores preverbal conceptualization and shows how it forms the basis for both thought and language. She also emphasizes the importance of distinguishing automatic perceptual processes from attentive conceptualization, and argues that these two kinds of learning follow different principles, so it is crucial to specify the processes required by a given task. Countering both strong nativist and empiricist views, Mandler provides a fresh and markedly different perspective on early cognitive development, painting a new picture of the abilities and accomplishments of infants and the development of the mind.
Dreaming
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Author : Jennifer M. Windt
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2015-06-05
Dreaming written by Jennifer M. Windt and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-05 with Philosophy categories.
A comprehensive proposal for a conceptual framework for describing conscious experience in dreams, integrating philosophy of mind, sleep and dream research, and interdisciplinary consciousness studies. Dreams, conceived as conscious experience or phenomenal states during sleep, offer an important contrast condition for theories of consciousness and the self. Yet, although there is a wealth of empirical research on sleep and dreaming, its potential contribution to consciousness research and philosophy of mind is largely overlooked. This might be due, in part, to a lack of conceptual clarity and an underlying disagreement about the nature of the phenomenon of dreaming itself. In Dreaming, Jennifer Windt lays the groundwork for solving this problem. She develops a conceptual framework describing not only what it means to say that dreams are conscious experiences but also how to locate dreams relative to such concepts as perception, hallucination, and imagination, as well as thinking, knowledge, belief, deception, and self-consciousness. Arguing that a conceptual framework must be not only conceptually sound but also phenomenologically plausible and carefully informed by neuroscientific research, Windt integrates her review of philosophical work on dreaming, both historical and contemporary, with a survey of the most important empirical findings. This allows her to work toward a systematic and comprehensive new theoretical understanding of dreaming informed by a critical reading of contemporary research findings. Windt's account demonstrates that a philosophical analysis of the concept of dreaming can provide an important enrichment and extension to the conceptual repertoire of discussions of consciousness and the self and raises new questions for future research.
The Concept Of Mind
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Author : Gilbert Ryle
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2002
The Concept Of Mind written by Gilbert Ryle and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
This now-classic work challenges what Ryle calls philosophy's "official theory," the Cartesians "myth" of the separation of mind and matter. Ryle's linguistic analysis remaps the conceptual geography of mind, not so much solving traditional philosophical problems as dissolving them into the mere consequences of misguided language. His plain language and esstentially simple purpose place him in the traditioin of Locke, Berkeley, Mill, and Russell.
Conceptual Mind And Computing Paradigm
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Author : Al Galvis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-08-09
Conceptual Mind And Computing Paradigm written by Al Galvis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-09 with categories.
The conceptual mind represents the pinnacle of natural creation, designed for a single purpose or function: processing of information. Computer systems are information processors, like our minds. In consequence, computer systems can be significantly improved by mirroring the conceptual paradigm and model leveraged by the natural mind. Concepts can be employed to represent all aspects of reality. They can also be applied to communicate ideas, learn, understand, and efficiently solve arbitrary problems. Information is the fundamental abstraction that defines our perceived reality. Conceptually, the natural mind is an entity of beautiful and mathematical simplicity. Only three concepts are involved as part of the mind's 'computing model': a) Information machine (mind itself). b) Single function expressed by the information primitive (f(m)). c) Information represented by a single Concept construct (I). The aforementioned abstractions also represent a streamlined and complete set of natural concepts applicable to the comprehensive implementation of arbitrary information processes and technologies - including cognitive processes like memorizing, learning, logical reasoning, and natural language processing. Messaging is ubiquitous. Realistically, it also represents the only mechanism of communication between the mind and its environment. Information comes in the form of messages (m) which are processed via the primitive (f(m)) - like a sentence, for instance. The conceptual engine (A) that mimics the mind can be expressed mathematically as A = (f (m), I). Information (I) consists of the collection of concepts already known (learned) by the engine. A is fully implementable, and features the same processing power of a computer (Turing complete). As a consequence of the proposed paradigm based on natural concepts and associated computing model, software engineering processes are improved in terms of overall complexity, level of abstraction, true correspondence with reality (Realism), cognitive abilities, interoperability, quality, cost, timeframe, and so forth. The book contains several production-quality applications and examples that illustrate the applicability of the proposed paradigm.
Language Space And Mind
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Author : Paul Chilton
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-07-10
Language Space And Mind written by Paul Chilton and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-10 with Computers categories.
A new approach to linguistic meaning and grammatical constructions based on simple geometric principles.
Philosophy Of Mind And Phenomenology
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Author : Daniel O. Dahlstrom
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-08-11
Philosophy Of Mind And Phenomenology written by Daniel O. Dahlstrom and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-11 with Philosophy categories.
This volume identifies and develops how philosophy of mind and phenomenology interact in both conceptual and empirically-informed ways. The objective is to demonstrate that phenomenology, as the first-personal study of the contents and structures of our mentality, can provide us with insights into the understanding of the mind and can complement strictly analytical or empirically informed approaches to the study of the mind. Insofar as phenomenology, as the study or science of phenomena, allows the mind to appear, this collection shows how the mind can reappear through a constructive dialogue between different ways—phenomenological, analytical, and empirical—of understanding mentality.
Furnishing The Mind
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Author : Jesse J. Prinz
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2004-08-20
Furnishing The Mind written by Jesse J. Prinz and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-08-20 with Philosophy categories.
Western philosophy has long been divided between empiricists, who argue that human understanding has its basis in experience, and rationalists, who argue that reason is the source of knowledge. A central issue in the debate is the nature of concepts, the internal representations we use to think about the world. The traditional empiricist thesis that concepts are built up from sensory input has fallen out of favor. Mainstream cognitive science tends to echo the rationalist tradition, with its emphasis on innateness. In Furnishing the Mind, Jesse Prinz attempts to swing the pendulum back toward empiricism. Prinz provides a critical survey of leading theories of concepts, including imagism, definitionism, prototype theory, exemplar theory, the theory theory, and informational atomism. He sets forth a new defense of concept empiricism that draws on philosophy, neuroscience, and psychology and introduces a new version of concept empiricism called proxytype theory. He also provides accounts of abstract concepts, intentionality, narrow content, and concept combination. In an extended discussion of innateness, he covers Noam Chomsky's arguments for the innateness of grammar, developmental psychologists' arguments for innate cognitive domains, and Jerry Fodor's argument for radical concept nativism.
The Mind S Staircase
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Author : Robbie Case
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2013-04-15
The Mind S Staircase written by Robbie Case and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-15 with Psychology categories.
The shortcomings of Piaget's theory of intellectual development are well-known. Less clear is what sort of theory should be devised to replace it. This volume describes the current "main contenders," including neo-Piagetian, neo-connectionist, neo-innatist and sociocultural models. Its contributors conclude that none of these models are adequate because each one implies a view of the human mind which is either too general, too particular, or too modular. A collaborative program of research -- seven years in the making -- is then described, which gives support to a newly emerging synthesis of these various positions.
The Way We Think
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Author : Gilles Fauconnier
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2008-08-06
The Way We Think written by Gilles Fauconnier and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-06 with Psychology categories.
In its first two decades, much of cognitive science focused on such mental functions as memory, learning, symbolic thought, and language acquisition -- the functions in which the human mind most closely resembles a computer. But humans are more than computers, and the cutting-edge research in cognitive science is increasingly focused on the more mysterious, creative aspects of the mind. The Way We Think is a landmark synthesis that exemplifies this new direction. The theory of conceptual blending is already widely known in laboratories throughout the world; this book is its definitive statement. Gilles Fauconnier and Mark Turner argue that all learning and all thinking consist of blends of metaphors based on simple bodily experiences. These blends are then themselves blended together into an increasingly rich structure that makes up our mental functioning in modern society. A child's entire development consists of learning and navigating these blends. The Way We Think shows how this blending operates; how it is affected by (and gives rise to) language, identity, and concept of category; and the rules by which we use blends to understand ideas that are new to us. The result is a bold, exciting, and accessible new view of how the mind works.