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028			_aAtlantic Publishers & Distributors (P)Ltd. _b;7/22,Ansari Road ,Daryaganj ,New Delhi _c;1085311 _d;30/10/2018
082			_a128.2 CAI
100			_aM J Cain
245			_aThe philosophy of cognitive science _c/M J Cain
260			_aChambridge, UK ; Malden, MA _b: Polity _c, 2016
300			_avi, 226 pages _c; 25 cm
365			_b1436
505			_a Cognitive science and the philosophy of cognitive science -- Representation and computation -- Modularity -- Concepts -- Language -- The brain and cognition.
520			_a In recent decades cognitive science has revolutionised our understanding of the workings of the human mind. Philosophy has made a major contribution to cognitive science and has itself been hugely influenced by its development. This dynamic book explores the philosophical significance of cognitive science and examines the central debates that have enlivened its history. In a wide-ranging and comprehensive account of the topic, philosopher M.J. Cain discusses the historical origins of cognitive science and its philosophical underpinnings; the nature and role of representations in cognition; the architecture of the mind and the modularity thesis; the nature of concepts; knowledge of language and its acquisition; perception; and the relationship between the brain and cognition. Cain argues that although the field has generated some challenging new views in recent years, many of the core ideas that initiated its birth are still to be taken seriously. The Philosophy of Cognitive Science will appeal to any student or researcher interested in the workings of the mind.
650			_a Philosophy
655			_acognitive science. _bPhilosophy of mind.
942			_cBOOK
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