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The Body in Mind
Mark Rowlands
其他書名
Understanding Cognitive Processes
出版Cambridge University Press, 1999-11-28
主題Philosophy / GeneralPhilosophy / Mind & BodyPsychology / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
ISBN052165274X9780521652742
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=DzCfYys108sC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In this book, Mark Rowlands challenges the Cartesian view of the mind as a self-contained monadic entity, and offers in its place a radical externalist or environmentalist model of cognitive processes. Cognition is not something done exclusively in the head, but fundamentally something done in the world. Drawing on both evolutionary theory and a detailed examination of the processes involved in perception, memory, thought and language use, Rowlands argues that cognition is, in part, a process whereby creatures manipulate and exploit relevant objects in their environment. It is not simply an internal process of information processing; equally significantly, it is an external process of information processing. This innovative book provides a foundation for an unorthodox but increasingly popular view of the nature of cognition.