Cognitive Science and Folk Psychology

SAGE PUBLICATIONS INCISBN: 9780761954255

The Right Frame of Mind

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By W F G Haselager
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Pages: 176

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"Cognitive science and folk psychology" addresses some issues in psychology and psychology today: whether folk psychology provides a correct account of the mental causes of our behaviour; whether our everyday terms will ultimately be replaced by a language developed from computational models and neurobiology. The author overviews the key literature in the field, including work of Fodor and Churchland, before exploring the classic 'frame problem' to assess the future prospects of cognitive science. The scope of the frame problem, touching upon debates around connectionism, non-demonstrative reasoning, representationalism and the language of thought, questions the very possibility of a truly artificial intelligence.

W F G Haselager is a Researcher in the Theoretical Psychology Department of the Free University Amsterdam and a Lecturer in the Cognitive Science Department of the University of Nijmegen.

Introduction Folk Psychology and Cognitive Science Representations and Cognition The Frame Problem The Problem of Non-Demonstrative Inference The Neurocomputational Theory of Cognition Conclusion

`Through Haselager's presentation and analysis, readers will acquire an exceptionally clear understanding of what is at stake, and the prospects for victory by either side, in this key debate in cognitive science' - William Bechtel

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