The Cambridge Handbook of Situated Cognition
Robbins, P.
The Cambridge Handbook of Situated Cognition [Electronic Resource] / edited by P. Robbins and M. Aydede. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008 - xi, 520p. - Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology .
Since its inception some fifty years ago, cognitive science has seen a number of sea changes. Perhaps the best known is the development of connectionist models of cognition as an alternative to classical, symbol-based approaches. A more recent - and increasingly influential - trend is that of dynamical-systems-based, ecologically oriented models of the mind. Researchers suggest that a full understanding of the mind will require systematic study of the dynamics of interaction between mind, body, and world. Some argue that this new orientation calls for a revolutionary new metaphysics of mind, according to which mental states and processes, and even persons, literally extend into the environment. This book is a guide to this movement in cognitive science. Each chapter tackles either a specific area of empirical research or specific sector of the conceptual foundation underlying this research.
9780511816826
Cognition
Psychology
153 / R534C
The Cambridge Handbook of Situated Cognition [Electronic Resource] / edited by P. Robbins and M. Aydede. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008 - xi, 520p. - Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology .
Since its inception some fifty years ago, cognitive science has seen a number of sea changes. Perhaps the best known is the development of connectionist models of cognition as an alternative to classical, symbol-based approaches. A more recent - and increasingly influential - trend is that of dynamical-systems-based, ecologically oriented models of the mind. Researchers suggest that a full understanding of the mind will require systematic study of the dynamics of interaction between mind, body, and world. Some argue that this new orientation calls for a revolutionary new metaphysics of mind, according to which mental states and processes, and even persons, literally extend into the environment. This book is a guide to this movement in cognitive science. Each chapter tackles either a specific area of empirical research or specific sector of the conceptual foundation underlying this research.
9780511816826
Cognition
Psychology
153 / R534C