Cognitive Pluralism

by Steven Horst

An argument that we understand the world through many special-purpose mental models of different content domains, and an exploration of the philosophical implications.

Philosophers have traditionally assumed that the basic units of knowledge and understanding are concepts, beliefs, and argumentative inferences. In Cognitive Pluralism, Steven Horst proposes that another sort of unit--a mental model of a content domain--is the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262034239
• ISBN13: 9780262034234
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher