The Foundations of Cognitive Science

by Michael I. Posner (Editor)

What is cognitive science? Foundations of Cognitive Science answers this question in a way that gives a feeling for the excitement, ferment, and accomplishments of this new field. It is the first broad treatment of cognitive science at an advanced level.Complete and authoritative, Foundations of Cognitive Science covers the major architectures; provides background in philosophy, linguistics, cognitive psychology, and neuroscience; and deals with methods for studying both brain and mind. All of the chapters have been written especially for the book by the leading scholars in the field.

Genres: Psychology, Science

904 pages, Paperback

First published November 21, 1989

Reviews

[Rogier Boers · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked the book up again, after some 25 years, to refresh my memory. Some chapters are very interesting, some not so very. Some are well written, others not so.
I am fully aware that much has changed in the field of cognitive sciences. So, probably much is outdated. Still, I think that much of the foundations of the field have remained largely unchanged.

[Alejandro Ramirez]

Mucho mas academico, lenguaje mucho mas formal que “Cognitive science, an Introduction”. Me alucinó, aunque solo alcanzé a leer una veintena de sus 600 páginas antes de tener que regresarlo a la biblioteca. Muchos de sus conceptos resonaron con ideas a las que yo les he dado muchas vueltas, probando que no estaba tan perdido. Pondré la resea completa en el apartado de cognitive science.