Mental models : towards a cognitive science of language, inference, and consciousness /
This book offers a unified theory of the major propertries of mind, including comprehension, inference, and consciousness. The author argues that we apprehend the world by building inner mental replicas of the relationships among objects and events that concern us. The mind is essentially a model-bu...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
1983
Cambridge, Mass. : 1983 Cambridge, Mass. : 1983 |
| Series: | Cognitive science series ;
6 Cognitive science series 6 Cognitive science series ; 6 Cognitive science series 6 |
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| Summary: | This book offers a unified theory of the major propertries of mind, including comprehension, inference, and consciousness. The author argues that we apprehend the world by building inner mental replicas of the relationships among objects and events that concern us. The mind is essentially a model-building device that can itself be modeled on a computer. The book provides a blueprint for building such a model and numberous important illustrations of how to do it |
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| Item Description: | Includes indexes This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 513 p. : ill. ; 24 cm xiii, 513 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: p. 481-500 Bibliography: pages 481-500 |
| ISBN: | 0674568818 9780674568815 |