The Logical Foundations of Cognition (|c NDCS |t New Directions in Cognitive Science, Vol. 4)

PART I: Theoretical Orientation 1. Introduction, J. Macnamara and G.E. Reyes2. Logic and Cognition, J. Macnamara3. Logic and Psychology: Comment on ""Logic and Cognition"", H. Putnam4 Tools for the Advancement of Objective Logic: Closed Categories and Toposes. R.W. LawverePART II: Logic 5. Category Theory as a Conceptual Tool in the Study of Cognition, F. Magnan and G.E. Reyes6. Reference, Kinds and Predicates, M. La P. Reyes, J. Macnamara, and G.E. ReyesPART III: Foundational Psychology 7. Foundational Issues in the Learning of Proper Names, Count Nouns and Mass Nouns, J. Macnamara and G.E.R. Read more... Abstract: PART I: Theoretical Orientation 1. Introduction, J. Macnamara and G.E. Reyes2. Logic and Cognition, J. Macnamara3. Logic and Psychology: Comment on ""Logic and Cognition"", H. Putnam4 Tools for the Advancement of Objective Logic: Closed Categories and Toposes. R.W. LawverePART II: Logic 5. Category Theory as a Conceptual Tool in the Study of Cognition, F. Magnan and G.E. Reyes6. Reference, Kinds and Predicates, M. La P. Reyes, J. Macnamara, and G.E. ReyesPART III: Foundational Psychology 7. Foundational Issues in the Learning of Proper Names, Count Nouns and Mass Nouns, J. Macnamara and G.E.R Logic And Cognition / John Macnamara -- Logic And Psychology : Comment On Logic And Cognition / Hilary Putnam -- Tools For The Advancement Of Objective Logic : Closed Categories And Toposes / F. William Lawvere -- Category Theory As A Conceptual Tool In The Study Of Cognition / François Magnan And Gonzalo E. Reyes -- Reference, Kinds And Predicates / Marie La Palme Reyes, John Macnamara And Gonzalo E. Reyes -- Foundational Issues In The Learning Of Proper Names, Count Nouns And Mass Nouns / John Macnamara And Gonzalo E. Reyes -- Prolegomena To A Theory Of Kinds / Alberto Peruzzi -- How Children Learn Common Nouns And Proper Names / D. Geoffrey Hall -- Mental Logic And How To Discover It / Martin D.s. Braine -- The Semantics Of Syntactic Categories / Emmon Bach -- Some Issues Involving Internal And External Semantics / Francis Jeffry Pelletier -- Husserl's Notion Of Intentionality / Dagfinn Føllesdal -- Referential Structure Of Fictional Texts / Marie La Palme Reyes -- How Not To Draw The De Re/de Dicto Distinction / Martin Hahn -- Cognitive Content And Semantics : Comment On How Not To Draw The De Re/de Dicto Distinction / Philip P. Hanson. Edited By John Macnamara And Gonzalo E. Reyes. Includes Bibliographical References. This important book presents seminal contributions to the emerging synthesis of logic and cognitive psychology. Logicians, who typically concern themselves with ideal reasoning processes, have rarely crossed paths with cognitive psychologists and their more empirical endeavors. With the introduction of a landmark semantic theory by Gonzalo E. Reyes, however, the fields have somewhat reconciled and together have been fruitful in shedding new light on several issues--for example, on how children may master proper names and count nouns, and thus acquire knowledge. Authored by an outstanding collection of leading theorists and researchers across disciplines, this book details the inadequacies of classical logic in its handling of ordinary language and reveals the prospects for applying a symbiosis of logic and psychology to cognitive psychology, cognitive science, linguistics, the philosophy of language, and logic itself. Both scholarly and engaging, The Logical Foundations of Cognition will be of interest to psychologists, philosophers, linguists, and computer scientists alike. This volume examines the role of logic in cognitive psychology in light of recent developments. Gonzalo Reyes's new semantic theory has brought the fields of cognitive psychology and logic closer together, and has shed light on how children master proper names and count nouns, and thus acquire knowledge. The chapters highlight the inadequacies of classical logic in its handling of ordinary language and reveal the prospects of applying these new theories to cognitive psychology, cognitive science, linguistics, the philosophy of language and logic This volume examines the role of logic in cognitive psychology in light of recent developments, such as Gonzalo Reyes's new semantic theory. Chapters reveal the prospects of applying these new theories to cognitive psychology, cognitive science, linguistics, the philosophy of language and logic.