Topics
Discourse Analysis
Generative Grammar
Grammatical Relations
Language
Language Acquisition
Lexicon
Linguistic Universal and Universal Grammar
Linguistics
Natural Language
Phonetics
Psycholinguistics
Semantics
Syntax
Tense and Aspect
Brain
Cerebellum
Cerebral Cortex
Cognitive Neuroscience
Hemispheric Specialization
Hippocampus
Neural Networks
Pain
Visual Anatomy and Physiology
Explanation
Functionalism
Intentionality
Logic
Moral Psychology
Natural Kinds
Physicalism
Propositional Attitudes
Qualia
Conditioning/Priming
Consciousness
Depth Perception
Emotion/Affect
Perception and Sensation
Vision
Visual Object Recognition
Cognitive Development
Cognitive Maps
Concepts/Concept Formation
Deductive Reasoning
Heuristics
Induction
Inference
Intelligence
Judgment and Decision Making
Knowledge
Memory
Memory, Episodic
Memory, Explicit
Memory, Implicit
Memory, Semantic
Mental Models
Mental Representation
Problem Solving
Scientific Thinking
Readings in Philosophy and Cognitive Science
This collection of readings shows how cognitive science can influence most of the primary branches of philosophy, as well as how philosophy critically examines the foundations of cognitive science. Its broad coverage extends beyond current texts that focus mainly on the impact of cognitive science on philosophy of mind and philosophy of psychology, to include materials that are relevant to five other branches of philosophy: epistemology, philosophy of science (and mathematics), metaphysics, language, and ethics.
The readings are organized by philosophical fields, with selections evenly divided between philosophers and cognitive scientists. They draw on research in numerous areas of cognitive science, including cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, psychology of reasoning and judgment, artificial intelligence, linguistics, and neuropsychology. There are timely treatments of current topics and debates such as the innate understanding of number, children's theory of mind, self-knowledge, consciousness, connectionism, and ethics and cognitive science.