Cognitive Science and Folk Psychology

The Right Frame of Mind
1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-0-7619-5426-2
Verlag: Sage Publications UK

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 278 g

`Folk Psychology' - our everyday talk of beliefs, desires and mental events - has long been compared with the technical language of `Cognitive Science'. Does folk psychology provide a correct account of the mental causes of our behaviour, or must our everyday terms ultimately be replaced by a language developed from computational models and neurobiology? This broad-ranging book addresses these questions, which lie at the heart of psychology and philosophy.

Providing a critical overview of the key literature in the field, including the seminal work of Fodor and Churchland, the author explores the classic `Frame Problem' and assesses the future prospects of cognitive science. The scope of the frame problem, touching on connectionism, non-demonstrative reasoning, representationalism and the language of thought, questions the very possibility of a truly artificial intelligence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Haselager, W F G

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Folk Psychology and Cognitive Science
Representations and Cognition
The Frame Problem
The Problem of Non-Demonstrative Inference
The Neurocomputational Theory of Cognition
Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Haselager, W F G
W F G Haselager is a Researcher in the Theoretical Psychology Department of the Free University Amsterdam and a Lecturer in the Cognitive Science Department of the University of Nijmegen.