
Similarity and Symbols in Human Thinking
MIT Press
Published on 17. August 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
227 pages
978-0-262-69214-4 (ISBN)
Description
Much of current cognitive science is a debate between two views of thinking-thinking as governed by mental rules and thinking as governed by similarity among ideas. Contributors to this volume explore these contrasting views.Much of current cognitive science is a debate between two views of thinking-thinking as governed by mental rules and thinking as governed by similarity among ideas. Contributors to this volume explore these contrasting views in research on reasoning and concepts, and consider their merits from the perspectives of cognition, development, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence. The book evaluates the potential of each view to describe human cognition and examines whether systems compatible with these different perspectives might work together in explaining thought. While maintaining a high level of scientific sophistication, the book remains accessible to undergraduates and researchers in other fields.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, Mass.
United States
Publishing group
MIT Press Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 249 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-262-69214-4 (9780262692144)
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Persons
Lance J. Rips is Professor of Psychology at Northwestern University.