Symbols and embodiment : debates on meaning and cognition
Vega, Manuel deContributor
Graesser, Arthur CContributor
Glenberg, Arthur MContributor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2008.
Some cognitive scientists think the mind works like a computer involving programs composed of abstract and arbitrary symbols. Others think cognition is embodied - based on perceptual and emotional experience. This book is a rare collaboration between scientists holding both viewpoints, in an attempt to better understand the mind.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Some cognitive scientists think the mind works like a computer involving programs composed of abstract and arbitrary symbols. Others think cognition is embodied - based on perceptual and emotional experience. This book is a rare collaboration between scientists holding both viewpoints, in an attempt to better understand the mind.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Philosophy of mind
Human information processing
Mind and body
Symbolism (Psychology)
Cognitive science
Philosophy
Philosophy & Religion
Speculative Philosophy