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bos.blackwellpublishing.com>Title: Minds, Brains, Computers Subtitle: An Historical Introduction to the Foundations of Cognitive Science Publication Year: 2001 Publisher: Blackwell Publishing http://www.blackwellpublishing.com Book URL: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=0631212590&site=1 Author: Robert M. Harnish Hardback: ISBN: 0631212590, Pages: 464, Price: $72.95 Paperback: ISBN: 0631212604, Pages: 464, Price: $36.95 Abstract: Minds, Brains, Computers serves as both an historical and interdisciplinary introduction to the foundations of cognitive science. Contents: List of Figures. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction: What is Cognitive Science? Broad Construal. Narrow Construal. Cognition: Broad and Narrow. Computation: Broad and Narrow. The Working Conception of Cognitive Science. Appendix: 1978 Sloan Report. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. Part I: Historical Background. Part II: The Digital Computational Theory of Mind. Part III: Connectionist Computational Theory of Mind. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. Bibliography. Index. Lingfield(s): Cognitive Science Written In: English (Language Code: ENG) See this book announcement on our website: http://linguistlist.org/get-book.html?BookID=9275.Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
bos.blackwellpublishing.com>Title: Minds and Machines Subtitle: Connectionism and Psychological Modeling Publication Year: 2003 Publisher: Blackwell Publishing http://www.blackwellpublishing.com Book URL: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=1405113480&site=1 Author: Michael R.W. Dawson, University of Alberta Hardback: ISBN: 1405113480, Pages: 296, Price: $71.95 Paperback: ISBN: 1405113499, Pages: 296, Price: $36.95 Abstract: Minds and Machines: Connectionism and Psychological Modeling examines different kinds of models and investigates some of the basic properties of connectionism in the context of synthetic psychology, including detailed accounts of how the internal structure of connectionist networks can be interpreted. -Introduces connectionist models as tools that are both synthetic and representational and which can be used as the basis for conducting synthetic psychology. -Includes distinctively varied account of modeling, historical overview of the synthetic approach, and unique perspectives on connectionism. -Investigates basic properties of connectionism in the context of synthetic psychology, including detailed accounts of how the internal structure can be interpreted. -Provides supplementary material online at www.bcp.psych.ualberta.ca/~mike/Book2/ which includes free software for conducting connectionist simulations and instructions for building simple robots. Lingfield(s): Cognitive Science Written In: English (Language Code: ENG) See this book announcement on our website: http://linguistlist.org/get-book.html?BookID=9277.Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue