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Description for Concepts
paperback. Presents a theory of the basic constituents of thought. This accessible study suggests that the heart of a cognitive science is its theory of concepts, and that cognitive scientists have gone badly wrong in many areas because their assumptions about concepts have been seriously mistaken. Series: Oxford Cognitive Science Series. Num Pages: 188 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Oxford Cognitive Science Series General Editors: Martin Davies, Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy, University of Oxford, UK, James Higginbotham, Professor of General Linguistics, University of Oxford, UK, John O'Keefe, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College, London, UK, Christopher Peacocke, Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy, University of Oxford, UK, and Kim Plunkett, University Lecturer in Psychology, University of Oxford, UK The Oxford Cognitive Science series is a forum for the best contemporary work in this flourishing field, where various disciplines--cognitive psychology, philosophy, linguistics, cognitive neuroscience, and computational theory--join forces in the investigation of thought, awareness, understanding, and associated workings of ... Read more
Oxford Cognitive Science Series General Editors: Martin Davies, Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy, University of Oxford, UK, James Higginbotham, Professor of General Linguistics, University of Oxford, UK, John O'Keefe, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College, London, UK, Christopher Peacocke, Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy, University of Oxford, UK, and Kim Plunkett, University Lecturer in Psychology, University of Oxford, UK The Oxford Cognitive Science series is a forum for the best contemporary work in this flourishing field, where various disciplines--cognitive psychology, philosophy, linguistics, cognitive neuroscience, and computational theory--join forces in the investigation of thought, awareness, understanding, and associated workings of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Oxford Cognitive Science Series
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198236368
SKU
KSK0000566
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About Jerry A. Fodor
Jerry Fodor is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Reviews for Concepts
important, aggressively argued, accessible, witty, irreverent, wide-ranging, provocative and bound-to-be-influential book written in his famous no-niceties, short-from-the-hip style.
Stephen Schiffer, Times Literary Supplement
Fodor continues to be one of philosophy's great idea generators. This provocative book will set the agenda for discussion about concepts for years to come. Fodor argues for atomism about concepts with wit, verve and ... Read more
Stephen Schiffer, Times Literary Supplement
Fodor continues to be one of philosophy's great idea generators. This provocative book will set the agenda for discussion about concepts for years to come. Fodor argues for atomism about concepts with wit, verve and ... Read more