The Algebraic Mind: Integrating Connectionism and Cognitive Science

by Gary F. Marcus

Book Overview

In The Algebraic Mind, Gary Marcus attempts to integrate two theories about how the mind works, one that says that the mind is a computer-like manipulator of symbols, and another that says that the mind is a large network of neurons working together in parallel. Resisting the conventional wisdom that says that if the mind is a large neural network it cannot simultaneously be a manipulator of symbols, Marcus outlines a variety of ways in which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262632683
• ISBN13: 9780262632683
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher