The Pragmatic Turn
Toward Action-Oriented Views in Cognitive Science
$130.17
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
7 June 2022
Summary
Cognitive science is experiencing a pragmatic turn away from the traditional representation-centered framework toward a view that focuses on understanding cognition as “enactive.” This enactive view holds that cognition does not produce models of the world but rather subserves action as it is grounded in sensorimotor skills. In this volume, experts from cognitive science, neuroscience, psychology, robotics, and philosophy of mind assess the foundations and implications of a novel action-orien…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262545778 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262545772 |
| Author: | Andreas K. Engel, Karl J. Friston, Danica Kragic |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 7 June 2022 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Strüngmann Forum Reports |
Andreas K. Engel
Andreas K. Engel is Professor of Physiology and Head of the Department of Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf.
Karl J. Friston is Scientific Director of the Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging and Professor at Queen Square Institute of Neurology at University College London.
Danica Kragic is Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Center for the Study of Autonomous Systems at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.
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