Causal Cognition: A Multidisciplinary Approach (Symposia of the Fyssen Foundation)

ISBN 10: 0198524021 / ISBN 13: 9780198524021

Published by Clarendon Press, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Causal Cognition: A Multidisciplinary Approach (Symposia of the Fyssen Foundation)
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198524021
• ISBN 13: 9780198524021
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

While most psychologists agree that understanding cause-effect relationships is fundamental to the study of cognition, exactly how those relationships should be interpreted is open to serious debate. In Causal Cognition, leading experts from a range of disciplines-including philosophy, anthropology, and comparative, social, and developmental psychology-come together to offer an interdisciplinary, cutting-edge account of the field. Reflecting on a range of topics, from the role and forms of causal knowledge (both in animal and human cognition) to the development of human causal understanding, the various contributors highlight areas where different approaches converge and conflict. The result is an insightful status report of a fascinating subject that will appeal to students and researchers across the social sciences.

Product Description

An understanding of cause-effect relationships is fundamental to the study of cognition. In this book, outstanding specialists from comparative psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, anthropology, and philosophy present the newest developments in the study of causal cognition and discuss their different perspectives. They reflect on the role and forms of causal knowledge, both in animal and human cognition, on the development of human causal cognition from infancy, and on the relationship between individual and cultural aspects of causal understanding. The result is a state-of-the-art, informative, insightful, and interdisciplinary debate aimed at the non-specialist.