The mind's new science : a history of the cognitive revolution

The first full-scale history of cognitive science, this work addresses a central issue: What is the nature of knowledge? THE MIND'S NEW SCIENCE......Page 3 CONTENTS......Page 6 PREFACE......Page 12 PART I. THE COGNITIVE REVOLUTION......Page 15 1. Introduction: What the Meno Wrought......Page 16 2. Laying the Foundation fo Cognitive Science......Page 23 3. Cognitive Science: The First Decades......Page 41 PART II. THE COGNITIVE SCIENCES: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE......Page 60 4. Reason, Experience, and the Status of Philosophy......Page 62 5. Psychology: The Wedding of Methods to Substance......Page 102 6. Artificial Intelligence: The Expert Tool......Page 151 7. Linguistics: The Search for Autonomy......Page 195 8. Anthropology: Beyond the Individual Case......Page 236 9. Neuroscience: The Flirtation with Reductionism......Page 273 PART III. TOWARD AN INTEGRATED COGNITIVE SCIENCE: PRESENT EFFORTS, FUTURE PROSPECTS......Page 302 Introduction......Page 304 10. Perceiving the World......Page 308 11. Mental Imagery: A Figment of the Imagination?......Page 336 12. A World Categorized......Page 353 13. How Rational a Being?......Page 373 14. Conclusion: The Computational Paradox and the Cognitive Challenge......Page 394 REFERENCES......Page 406 NAME INDEX......Page 422 SUBJECT INDEX......Page 428 A Full-scale History Of Cognitive Science, This Work Addresses A Central Issue: What Is The Nature Of Knowledge? Part I. The Cognitive Revolution -- Introduction: What The Meno Wrought -- Laying The Foundation For Cognitive Science -- Cognitive Science: The First Decades -- Part Ii. The Cognitive Sciences: A Historical Perspective -- Reason, Experience, And The Status Of Philosophy -- Psychology: The Wedding Of Methods To Substance -- Artificial Intelligence: The Expert Tool -- Linguistics: The Search For Autonomy -- Anthropology: Beyond The Individual Case -- Neuroscience: The Flirtation With Reductionism -- Part Iii. Toward An Integrated Cognitive Science: Present Efforts, Future Prospects -- Perceiving The World -- Mental Imagery: A Figment Of The Imagination? -- A World Categorized -- How Rational A Being? -- Conclusion: The Computational Paradox And The Cognitive Challenge -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index. Howard Gardner. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. 393-408.