Alternatives to Cognition

Alternatives to Cognition
Author: Christina Lee
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2013-06-17
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1134805772

In this provocative book, Christina Lee takes a consciously critical approach to the apparently unchallenged principle that conscious thought is the cause of all human behavior. Without becoming polemical or destructive, she reconsiders a wide range of issues in mainstream American and European social psychology. Suitable for an international audience, the book deals with issues in mainstream American and European social psychology. It assumes some familiarity with contemporary social and applied psychology, and would be appropriate as a text or supplementary reading for senior undergraduate and postgraduate courses in social psychology and psychological theory, although it is also written with an academic research audience in mind. While it is written largely for psychologists, it would also be of interest to academics from other social-science disciplines with a general interest in explanations of individual social behavior.

Alternatives to Cognition

Alternatives to Cognition
Author: Christina Lee
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2013-06-17
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1134805705

In this provocative book, Christina Lee takes a consciously critical approach to the apparently unchallenged principle that conscious thought is the cause of all human behavior. Without becoming polemical or destructive, she reconsiders a wide range of issues in mainstream American and European social psychology. Suitable for an international audience, the book deals with issues in mainstream American and European social psychology. It assumes some familiarity with contemporary social and applied psychology, and would be appropriate as a text or supplementary reading for senior undergraduate and postgraduate courses in social psychology and psychological theory, although it is also written with an academic research audience in mind. While it is written largely for psychologists, it would also be of interest to academics from other social-science disciplines with a general interest in explanations of individual social behavior.

Against Cognitivism

Against Cognitivism
Author: Arthur Still
Publisher:
Total Pages: 708
Release: 1991
Genre: Cognition
ISBN:

This collection of essays examines the phenomenon of cognitive psychology. The contributions cover a range of issues from Cartesian and Hegelian frameworks to the work of Gibson and Vygotsky. They include work on the rhetorical-responsive nature of the mind, and an ecological approach.

Cognitive Integration

Cognitive Integration
Author: R. Menary
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2007-10-24
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0230592880

This book argues that thinking is bounded by neither the brain nor the skin of an organism. Cognitive systems function through integration of neural and bodily functions with the functions of representational vehicles. The integrationist position offers a fresh contribution to the emerging embodied and embedded approach to the study of mind.

A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance

A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
Author: Leon Festinger
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1962
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780804709118

Originally published: Evanston, Ill.: Row, Peterson, c1957.

A Meaning Processing Approach to Cognition

A Meaning Processing Approach to Cognition
Author: John Flach
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2019-11-28
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 100076253X

A cognitive psychologist and an industrial design engineer draw on their own experiences of cognition in the context of everyday life and work to explore how people attempt to find practical solutions for complex situations. The book approaches these issues by considering higher-order relations between humans and their ecologies such as satisfying, specifying, and affording. This approach is consistent with recent shifts in the worlds of technology and product design from the creation of physical objects to the creation of experiences. Featuring a wealth of bespoke illustrations throughout, A Meaning Processing Approach to Cognition bridges the gap between controlled laboratory experiments and real-world experience, by questioning the metaphysical foundations of cognitive science and suggesting alternative directions to provide better insights for design and engineering. An essential read for all students of Ecological Psychology or Cognitive Systems Design, this book takes the reader on a journey beyond the conventional dichotomy of mind and matter to explore what really matters.

Reconstructing the Cognitive World

Reconstructing the Cognitive World
Author: Michael Wheeler
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2005
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780262232401

An argument for a non-Cartesian philosophical foundation for cognitive science that combines elements of Heideggerian phenomenology, a dynamical systems approach to cognition, and insights from artificial intelligence-related robotics.

The Cambridge Handbook of Situated Cognition

The Cambridge Handbook of Situated Cognition
Author: Philip Robbins
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2009
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0521848326

This book is a guide to a movement in cognitive science showing how environmental and bodily structure shapes cognition.

The Oxford Handbook of 4E Cognition

The Oxford Handbook of 4E Cognition
Author: Albert Newen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 1029
Release: 2018-08-23
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0191054364

4E cognition (embodied, embedded, enactive, and extended) is a relatively young and thriving field of interdisciplinary research. It assumes that cognition is shaped and structured by dynamic interactions between the brain, body, and both the physical and social environments. With essays from leading scholars and researchers, The Oxford Handbook of 4E Cognition investigates this recent paradigm. It addresses the central issues of embodied cognition by focusing on recent trends, such as Bayesian inference and predictive coding, and presenting new insights, such as the development of false belief understanding. The Oxford Handbook of 4E Cognition also introduces new theoretical paradigms for understanding emotion and conceptualizing the interactions between cognition, language, and culture. With an entire section dedicated to the application of 4E cognition in disciplines such as psychiatry and robotics, and critical notes aimed at stimulating discussion, this Oxford handbook is the definitive guide to 4E cognition. Aimed at neuroscientists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and philosophers, The Oxford Handbook of 4E Cognition will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in this young and thriving field.

The Collected Writings of Jaysankar Lal Shaw: Indian Analytic and Anglophone Philosophy

The Collected Writings of Jaysankar Lal Shaw: Indian Analytic and Anglophone Philosophy
Author: Jaysankar Lal Shaw
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2016-09-22
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1474245072

One of the first philosophers to relate Indian philosophical thought to Western analytic philosophy, Jaysankar Lal Shaw has been reflecting on analytic themes from Indian philosophy for over 40 years. This collection of his most important writings, introduces his work and presents new ways of using Indian classical thought to approach and understand Western philosophy. By expanding, reinterpreting and reclassifying concepts and views of Indian philosophers, Shaw applies them to the main issues and theories discussed in contemporary philosophy of language and epistemology. Carefully constructed, this volume of his collected writings, shows the parallels Shaw draws between core topics in both traditions, such as proper names, definite descriptions, meaning of a sentence, knowledge, doubt, inference and testimony. It captures how Shaw uses the techniques and concepts of Indian philosophers, especially the followers of the Navya-Nyaya, to address global problems like false belief, higher order knowledge and extraordinary perception. Exploring timeless ideas from Indian thought alongside major issues in contemporary philosophy, Shaw reveals how the two traditions can interact and throw light on each other, providing better solutions to philosophical problems. He has also reflected on modern issues such as freedom, morality and harmony from the classical Indian thought. Featuring a glossary and updates to his writings,The Collected Writings of Jaysankar Lal Shaw: Indian Analytic and Anglophone Philosophy also includes new work by Shaw on the relationship between Indian and analytic philosophy today.