{"product_id":"the-mechanical-mind-a-philosophical-introduction-to-minds-machines-and-mental-representation-paperback","title":"The Mechanical Mind: A Philosophical Introduction to Minds, Machines and Mental Representation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Crane\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can the human mind represent the external world? What is thought, and can it be studied scientifically? Should we think of the mind as a kind of machine? Is the mind a computer? Can a computer think? Tim Crane sets out to answer these questions and more in a lively and straightforward way, presuming no prior knowledge of philosophy or related disciplines. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince its first publication, \u003cem\u003eThe Mechanical Mind\u003c\/em\u003e has introduced thousands of people to some of the most important ideas in contemporary philosophy of mind. Crane explains the fundamental ideas that cut across philosophy of mind, artificial intelligence and cognitive science: what the mind-body problem is; what a computer is and how it works; what thoughts are and how computers and minds might have them. He examines different theories of the mind from dualist to eliminativist, and questions whether there can be thought without language and whether the mind is subject to the same causal laws as natural phenomena. The result is a fascinating exploration of the theories and arguments surrounding the notions of thought and representation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis third edition has been fully revised and updated, and includes a wholly new chapter on externalism about mental content and the extended and embodied mind. There is a stronger emphasis on the environmental and bodily context in which thought occurs. Many chapters have been reorganised to make the reader's passage through the book easier. The book now contains a much more detailed guide to further reading, and the chronology and the glossary of technical terms have also been updated.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mechanical Mind is accessible to anyone interested in the mechanisms of our minds, and essential reading for those studying philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, or cognitive psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTim Crane\u003c\/strong\u003e is Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Objects of Thought, Aspects of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePsychologism, Elements of Mind, \u003c\/i\u003ethe editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Contents of Experience\u003c\/i\u003e, General Editor of the \u003ci\u003eRoutledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Philosophy Consultant Editor of the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9.69 x 6.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44282828423270,"sku":"9781138858350","price":113.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/eGViSzh3Q1VITFdqVEY1KzhlWUJOUT09.webp?v=1766576317","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-mechanical-mind-a-philosophical-introduction-to-minds-machines-and-mental-representation-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}