The Language of Thought: A New Philosophical Direction

by Susan Schneider

Book Overview

A philosophical refashioning of the Language of Thought approach and the related computational theory of mind.

The language of thought (LOT) approach to the nature of mind has been highly influential in cognitive science and the philosophy of mind; and yet, as Susan Schneider argues, its philosophical foundations are weak. In this philosophical refashioning of LOT and the related computational theory of mind (CTM), Schneider offers a different...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262527456
• ISBN13: 9780262527453
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher