The Cognitive Life of Maps
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- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
11 June 2024
Summary
The “mapness of maps”—how maps live in interaction with their users, and what this tells us about what they are and how they work.
In a sense, maps are temporarily alive for those who design, draw, and use them. They have, for the moment, a cognitive life. To grapple with what this means—to ask how maps can be alive, and what kind of life they have—is to explore the core question of what maps are. And this is what Roberto Casati does in The Cognitive Life of Maps, in the proc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262547086 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262547082 |
| Author: | Roberto Casati |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 11 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 426g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 227mm x 155mm |
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”[A] different and interesting snack for my brain to chew on….it is clear that Casati has a deep respect for the process of making an ordinary map….The Cognitive Life of Maps might not be a required read for cartographers or GIS practitioners, but it may just help a stagnant mapmaker think about their craft in novel and interesting new ways.” —Cartographic Perspectives ”[I]diosyncratic choices are part of the charm of the book….Many readers of The Cognitive Life of Maps are sure to be surprised that it is not quite what one would expect from the title, as the book addresses a much broader range of representations than are traditionally thought of as maps. Although many readers may be surprised, few will be disappointed: they will be delighted.” —Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews “The Cognitive Life of Maps provides new insights into philosophical debates on maps and cognitive artifacts. By engaging in an extensive discussion of different examples of maps and their applications, the book aids in developing a philosophy of maps, the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of technology, and cognitive science.” —The Philosophical Quarterly
About The Author
Roberto Casati
Roberto Casati is Director of the Jean Nicod Institute and Professor at EHESS (School of Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences) in Paris. He is the coauthor of The Visual World of Shadows, Parts and Places, and Holes and Other Superficialities (all MIT Press).
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