Connectionism and the Mind: Parallel Processing, Dynamics, and Evolution in Networks

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William Bechtel (Wake Forest University, North Carolina) Adele Abrahamsen (University of California, San Diego)

Connectionism and the Mind

Parallel Processing, Dynamics, and Evolution in Networks

William Bechtel (Wake Forest University, North Carolina), Adele Abrahamsen (University of California, San Diego)

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English

Wiley-Blackwell
08 November 2001

Philosophy of mind; Cognition & cognitive psychology; Parallel processing; Neural networks & fuzzy systems

Connectionism and the Mind provides a clear and balanced introduction to connectionist networks and explores theoretical and philosophical implications. Much of this discussion from the first edition has been updated, and three new chapters have been added on the relation of connectionism to recent work on dynamical systems theory, artificial life, and cognitive neuroscience.

Read two of the sample chapters on line:

Connectionism and the Dynamical Approach to Cognition:

http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/bechtel.pdf

Networks, Robots, and Artificial Life:

http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/bechtel2.pdf

By: William Bechtel (Wake Forest University North Carolina), Adele Abrahamsen (University of California, San Diego)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 175mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 871g
ISBN: 9780631207122
ISBN 10: 0631207120
Pages: 424
Publication Date: 08 November 2001
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , A / AS level , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

William Bechtel is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego and Editor of the journal Philosophical Psychology. His publications include Philosophy of Mind (1988), Philosophy of Science (1988), and Discovering Complexity (1993, with Robert Richardson), A Companion to Cognitive Science (with George Graham, Blackwell 1999), Philosophy and the Neurosciences (with Pete Mandik, Jennefer Mundale and Robert S. Stufflebeam, Blackwell 2001). Adele Abrahamsen is Associate Professor of Psychology and Undergraduate Director of the Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology and Linguistics Programs at Washington University in St. Louis. She is the author of Child Language (1977).

Reviews for Connectionism and the Mind: Parallel Processing, Dynamics, and Evolution in Networks

"Much more than just an update, this is a thorough and exciting re-build of the classic text. Excellent new treatments of modularity, dynamics, artificial life, and cognitive neuroscience locate connectionism at the very heart of contemporary debates. A superb combination of detail, clarity, scope, and enthusiasm." Andy Clark, University of Sussex "Connectionism and the Mind is an extraordinarily comprehensive and thoughtful review of connectionism, with particular emphasis on recent developments. This new edition will be a valuable primer to those new to the field. But there is more: Bechtel and Abrahamsen's trenchant and even-handed analysis of the conceptual issues that are addressed by connectionist models constitute an important original theoretical contribution to cognitive science." Jeff Elman, University of California at San Diego