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MIT.EDU>The following is a book which readers of this list might find of interest. For more information please visit http://mitpress.mit.edu/promotions/books/WILVHS99 The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences edited by Robert A. Wilson and Frank Keil Since the 1970s the cognitive sciences have offered multidisciplinary ways of understanding the mind and cognition. The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences (MITECS) is a landmark, comprehensive reference work that represents the methodological and theoretical diversity of this changing field. At the core of the encyclopedia are 471 concise entries, from Acquisition and Adaptationism to Wundt and X-bar Theory. Each article, written by a leading researcher in the field, provides an accessible introduction to an important concept in the cognitive sciences, as well as references or further readings. Six extended essays, which collectively serve as a roadmap to the articles, provide overviews of each of six major areas of cognitive science: Philosophy; Psychology; Neurosciences; Computational Intelligence; Linguistics and Language; and Culture, Cognition, and Evolution. Robert A. Wilson is Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and a member of the Cognitive Science Group at the university's Beckman Institute. Frank Keil is Professor of Psychology at Yale University. 8 1/2 x 11, 1312 pp., 100 illus., cloth ISBN 0-262-23200-6Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
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