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

ISBN: 0415290317

ISBN13: 9780415290319

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

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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.

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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.
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