Dualism: The Original Sin of Cognitivism

by William R. Uttal

Book Overview

Directed to scholars and senior-level graduate students, this book is an iconoclastic survey of the history of dualism and its impact on contemporary cognitive psychology. It argues that much of modern cognitive or mentalist psychology is built upon a cryptodualism--the idea that the mind and brain can be thought of as independent entities. This dualism pervades so much of society that it covertly influences many aspects of modern science, particularly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805851291
• ISBN13: 9780805851298
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"