This is an introductory textbook explaining the interaction between the mind, consciousness and language. This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the relationship between the mind, consciousness and language. The book examines the key concepts from both philosophy and linguistics, including the mind/body problem, reformulates Descartes' "I think therefore I am", analyses Skinner's behaviourist position, Chomsky's transformational grammar, Fodor's representational theory of meaning, and the basics of connectionism. Difficult concepts and terms are explained succinctly, in a jargon-free manner. The student-friendly features include: text boxes on key thinkers, such as Chomsky, Fodor and Skinner; summaries of key ideas, such as behaviourism and connectionism; chapter summaries to aid student navigation of the book; suggestions for further reading; and a glossary of terms. This fascinating textbook is essential reading for students of cognitive linguistics, philosophy and psychology.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
Dicke: 13 mm
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978-0-8264-5516-1 (9780826455161)
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Ray Cattell is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. He is the author of a number of books including Children's Language: Consensus and Controversy, Continuum, 2000.
Introduction; 1. Body and Mind; 2. Some Modern Attempts to Solve Descartes' Problem; 3. Behaviourism and Chomsky's Arguments Against it; 4. Fodor And the Classical Model of Mind; 5. Connectionism: Some Basic Notions; 6. Classical versus Connectionist Models of the Mind; 7. Consciousness and its Problems; 8. Some Prominent Theories of Consciousness; 9. Damasio's Theory of Consciousness; 10. Language and its Relation to Mind; 11. Conclusion Bringing it all Together; Glossary; Index of Names; Index of Topics.
