Symbols and embodiment debates on meaning and cognition
Some cognitive scientists think the mind works like a computer involving programs composed of abstract and arbitrary symbols. Others think cognition is embodied - based on perceptual and emotional experience. This book is a rare collaboration between scientists holding both viewpoints, in an attempt...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2008, 2008
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Some cognitive scientists think the mind works like a computer involving programs composed of abstract and arbitrary symbols. Others think cognition is embodied - based on perceptual and emotional experience. This book is a rare collaboration between scientists holding both viewpoints, in an attempt to better understand the mind |
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Physical Description: | viii, 445 p., [6] p. of plates ill. (some col.) |
ISBN: | 9780191696060 0191696064 |