Ray Cattell

An Introduction to Mind, Consciousness and Language

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Produktbeschreibung

This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the relationship between the mind, consciousness and language. The book examines the key concepts from both philosophy and linguistics including the mind / body problem, analyses Skinner's behaviourist position, Chomsky's transformational grammar, Fodor's representational theory of meaning, and the basics of connectionism. Difficult concepts and terms are explained succinctly, in a jargon-free manner.  This fascinating textbook is essential reading for students of cognitive linguistics, philosophy and psychology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juni 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9780826455161
• ISBN-10: 0826455166
• Artikelnr.: 21257428

Autorenporträt

Ray Cattell is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

1.      Body and Mind
2.      Some Modern Attempts to Solve Descartes' Problem
3.      A Behaviourist Theory of Language and Chomsky's Alternative View
4.      Fodor and the 'Classical' Model of Mind
5.      Some Basics of Connectionism
6.      The Clash Between Classical and Connectionist Models of the Mind
7.      Consciousness and its Problems
8.      Some Other Prominent Views on Consciousness
9.      Antonio Damasio
10.  Language
Glossary of Technical Terms