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Tim Crane - The Mechanical Mind: A Philosophical Introduction to Minds, Machines and Mental Representation - 9781138858350 - V9781138858350
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The Mechanical Mind: A Philosophical Introduction to Minds, Machines and Mental Representation

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How can the human mind represent the external world? What is thought, and can it be studied scientifically? Should we think of the mind as a kind of machine? Is the mind a computer? Can a computer think? Tim Crane sets out to answer these questions and more in a lively and straightforward way, presuming no prior knowledge of philosophy or related disciplines. Since its first publication, The Mechanical Mind has introduced thousands of people to some of the most important ideas in contemporary philosophy of mind. Crane ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138858350
SKU
V9781138858350
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-5

About Tim Crane
Tim Crane is Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge. He is the author of The Objects of Thought, Aspects of Psychologism, Elements of Mind, the editor of The Contents of Experience, General Editor of the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, and the Philosophy Consultant Editor of the Times Literary Supplement.

Reviews for The Mechanical Mind: A Philosophical Introduction to Minds, Machines and Mental Representation
Is mind a natural machine or mechanism of some kind? The interested reader could do no better than consult this masterful work. Now in its third edition, The Mechanical Mind remains, without a doubt, the best reader-friendly introduction to core philosophical issues concerning the nature of mind and mental representation, and the role of computation and representation in the sciences ... Read more

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