Summarizes and illuminates two decades of
research
Gathering important papers by both philosophers and scientists, this collection illuminates the central themes that have arisen during the last two decades of work on the conceptual foundations of artificial intelligence and cognitive science. Each volume begins with a comprehensive introduction that places the coverage in a broader perspective and links it with material in the companion volumes. The collection is of interest in many disciplines including computer science, linguistics, biology, information science, psychology, neuroscience, iconography, and philosophy.
Examines initial efforts and the latest
controversies
The topics covered range from the bedrock assumptions of the computational approach to understanding the mind, to the more recent debates concerning cognitive architectures, all the way to the latest developments in robotics, artificial life, and dynamical systems theory. The collection first examines the lineage of major research programs, beginning with the basic idea of machine intelligence itself, then focuses on specific aspects of thought and intelligence, highlighting the much-discussed issue of consciousness, the equally important, but less densely researched issue of emotional response, and the more traditionally philosophical topic of language and meaning.
Provides a gamut of perspectives
The editors have included several articles that challenge crucial elements of the familiar research program of cognitive science, as well as important writings whose previous circulation has been limited. Within each volume the papers are organized to reflect a variety of research programs and issues. The substantive introductions that accompany each volume further organize the material and provide readers with a working sense of the issues and the connection between articles.
By:
Andy Clark
Edited by:
Josefa Toribio,
Josefa Toribio
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 24mm
Weight: 635g
ISBN: 9780815327707
ISBN 10: 0815327706
Pages: 326
Publication Date: 01 September 1998
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Professional & Vocational
,
A / AS level
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Two Concepts of Consciousness; What is Consciousness?; Consciousness as Internal Monitoring, I; The Problem of Consciousness; Images and Subjectivity: Neurobiological Trials and Tribulations; Consciousness and the Natural Method; The Evolution of Consciousness; The Rediscovery of Light; Consciousness, explanatory inversion, and cognitive science; Epiphenomenal Qualia; Facing Up to the Problem of Consciousness; Explaining Emotions; Motives, Mechanisms, and Emotions; Basic Emotions, Rationality, and Folk Theory
Josefa Toribio, Andy Clark
Reviews for Consciousness and Emotion in Cognitive Science: Conceptual and Empirical Issues
Some day, there will be a battle royal between Lindsey Davis and Steven Saylor to decide who writes the most brilliantly plotted Roman sleuth thrillers. It really is impossible to say who does it best, as each successive novel by both writers has one marvelling at the continuing levels of freshness and inspiration. The new Saylor is one of his finest yet, taking his protagonist Gordianus the Finder into ever more sinister levels of Roman society, where corruption stretches from the senatorial bathhouses to the stinking gutters. Pompey commands Gordianus to find the killer of the Emperor's favourite cousin, and this time Saylor's slippery hero find himself projected into the thick of war. As usual, the scholarship is as assured as the characterization, and the sleight of hand whereby a modern consciousness is projected into an ancient hero is achieved seamlessly. One day, perhaps, Saylor may be forced to repeat himself, but on the evidence of Rubicon that day is ome considerable time in the future. (Kirkus UK)
