Series Editor:
Dov M. Gabbay, King's College London, UK
John Woods, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Edited by
Paul Thagard, University of Waterloo, Canada
Description
Psychology is the study of thinking, and cognitive science is the interdisciplinary investigation of mind and intelligence that also includes
philosophy, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, linguistics, and anthropology. In these investigations, many philosophical issues
arise concerning methods and central concepts.
The Handbook of Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science contains 16 essays
by leading philosophers of science that illuminate the nature of the theories and explanations used in the investigation of minds.
Topics discussed include representation, mechanisms, reduction, perception, consciousness, language, emotions, neuroscience, and evolutionary
psychology.
Included in series
Handbook of the Philosophy of Science
Audience:
Researchers and grad students in philosophy, psychology and cognitive science; scientistis interested in methodology
