The Mechanical Mind: A Philosophical Introduction to Minds, Machines and Mental Representation

by Tim Crane

Book Overview

How can the human mind represent the external world? What is thought, and can it be studied scientifically? Should we think of the mind as a kind of machine? Is the mind a computer? Can a computer... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140168575
• ISBN13: 9780140168570
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Good Intro Text

If you're a casual reader looking for bold explorations of the mysteries of consciousness, etc., then you should probably look elsewhere. This, however, is a very useful and clear text concerning the mind as information processor view (also known as the computational/representational theory of mind) that tends to dominate academic discussion. A good introduction to the 'cognitivist' paradigm and the philosophical issues that arise within it. The book avoids/evades most metaphysical issues, but achieves what it sets out to do very well.