Models and Cognition: Prediction and Explanation in Everyday Life and in Science
Author:   Jonathan A. Waskan
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
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9780262232548


Pages:   344
Publication Date:   18 August 2006
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Jonathan A. Waskan
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:   Bradford Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9780262232548


ISBN 10:   0262232545
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   18 August 2006
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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Finally, there is a book that puts explanation in its place: in cognition. Intrinsic Cognitive Models (ICMs) denote the way people understand phenomena by thinking in terms of the mechanisms by which the phenomena may be produced. In Models and Cognition, Waskan explores this most promising idea. --Peter Machamer, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh


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Jonathan A. Waskan is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a member of the Beckman Institute Cognitive Science Group.

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