Mind, Body, World: Foundations of Cognitive Science

Cognitive science arose in the 1950s when it became apparent that a number of disciplines, including psychology, computer science, linguistics, and philosophy, were fragmenting. Perhaps owing to the fieldÕs immediate origins in cybernetics, as well as to the foundational assumption that cognition i...

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Main Author: Michael R. W. Dawson (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Athabasca University Press 2013
Series:OPEL (Open Paths to Enriched Learning)
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Summary:Cognitive science arose in the 1950s when it became apparent that a number of disciplines, including psychology, computer science, linguistics, and philosophy, were fragmenting. Perhaps owing to the fieldÕs immediate origins in cybernetics, as well as to the foundational assumption that cognition is information processing, cognitive science initially seemed more unified than psychology. However, as a result of differing interpretations of the foundational assumption and dramatically divergent views of the meaning of the term information processing, three separate schools emerged: classical cognitive science, connectionist cognitive science, and embodied cognitive science.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (506 p.)
ISBN:9781927356197
9781927356173
9781927356180
Access:Open Access