The Way We Think: Conceptual Blending and the Mind's Hidden Complexities

by Mark Turner and Gilles Fauconnier

Book Overview

In its first two decades, much of cognitive science focused on such mental functions as memory, learning, symbolic thought, and language acquisition -- the functions in which the human mind most closely resembles a computer. But humans are more than computers, and the cutting-edge research in cognitive science is increasingly focused on the more mysterious, creative aspects of the mind. The Way We Think is a landmark synthesis that exemplifies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465087868
• ISBN13: 9780465087860
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"