Oxford Companion to the Mind - Softcover

Gregory, R.L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198602243 ISBN 13: 9780198602248

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1998

Synopsis

With 1001 A-Z entries ranging from brief statements to substantial essays on major topics, this volume takes the reader on a tour of this mind with many questions and answers within the broad compass of philosophy, psychology and the physiology of the brain. An important feature of the book is the large number of articles on "topics of mental life", in which well-known writers discuss subjects in which they have a particular expertise or interest. So A.J. Ayer writes on philosophical views of the relation between mind and body, John Bowlby on attachment, Chomsky on his own theory of language, R.D. Laing on interpersonal experience, Alexander Luria on neurolinguistics and B.F. Skinner on behaviourism. The editor, Richard Gregory, writes on perception and illusions. The entries are arranged alphabetically and linked by a network of helpful cross-references. The 200 illustrations have been chosen to amplify the text, while specialist bibliographies provide suggestions for further reading. This book is intended for students and academics in the fields of psychology, philosophy, linguistics and related disciplines, and general readers with an interest in the nature and workings of the mind.

About this title

Review:

"A clear, fascinating, and generally speaking authoritative compendium of information about what is as far as we know the most extraordinary thing in existence -- apart from the universe itself." -- Observer

"It is really a remarkable piece of work, and I think it will become a classic." -- Colin Wilson

"an outstandingly comprehensive reference book" -- The Lancet

About the Author:

About the Author Richard Gregory is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Bristol, and founder chairman of The Exploratory, a hands-on science center. He is an experimental psychologist and inventor, whose interests include human perception, especially visual illusions, and artificial intelligence.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0198602243
• ISBN 13: 9780198602248
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 880