The Cambridge Handbook of Situated Cognition

Philip Robbins (Curatore)

Murat Aydede (Curatore)

Cambridge University Press, 2008

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.

• Curatore: Philip Robbins, Murat Aydede
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
• Anno: 2008
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 526 p.
• Dimensioni: 254 x 178 mm
• Peso: 1080 gr.
• EAN: 9780521612869

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