The Cambridge Handbook of Situated Cognition (Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521848326 ISBN 13: 9780521848329

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Since its inception some fifty years ago, cognitive science has seen a number of sea changes. Perhaps the best known is the development of connectionist models of cognition as an alternative to classical, symbol-based approaches. A more recent - and increasingly influential - trend is that of dynamical-systems-based, ecologically oriented models of the mind. Researchers suggest that a full understanding of the mind will require systematic study of the dynamics of interaction between mind, body, and world. Some argue that this new orientation calls for a revolutionary new metaphysics of mind, according to which mental states and processes, and even persons, literally extend into the environment. This book is a guide to this movement in cognitive science. Each chapter tackles either a specific area of empirical research or specific sector of the conceptual foundation underlying this research.

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About the Authors

Philip Robbins received his BA from Harvard University and his PhD from the University of Chicago. Before coming to the University of Missouri, he taught at the University of Vermont and Washington University in St Louis.

Murat Aydede received his BA from Boğaziçi University in Istanbul and his PhD from the University of Maryland at College Park. Before coming to the University of British Columbia, he taught at the University of Chicago and the University of Florida.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521848326
• ISBN 13: 9780521848329
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 526
• Editor: Robbins Philip, Aydede Murat