Coherence in Thought and Action

Paul Thagard (Professor, University of Waterloo)

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English

Massachusetts Inst of Tec
26 July 2002

Philosophy; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Cognitivism, cognitive theory; Cognition & cognitive psychology

Series: Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology

This book is an essay on how people make sense of each other and the world they live in. Making sense is the activity of fitting something puzzling into a coherent pattern of mental representations that include concepts, beliefs, goals, and actions. Paul Thagard proposes a general theory of coherence as the satisfaction of multiple interacting constraints, and discusses the theory's numerous psychological and philosophical applications. Much of human cognition can be understood in terms of coherence as constraint satisfaction, and many of the central problems of philosophy can be given coherence-based solutions. Thagard shows how coherence can help to unify psychology and philosophy, particularly when addressing questions of epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, politics, and aesthetics. He also shows how coherence can integrate cognition and emotion.

By: Paul Thagard (Professor University of Waterloo)
Imprint: Massachusetts Inst of Tec
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9780262700924
ISBN 10: 0262700921
Series: Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 26 July 2002
Recommended Age: From 18
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul Thagard is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Waterloo, Ontario. He is the author of The Cognitive Science of Science (MIT Press, 2012) and many other books.