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Shanon, Benny

The Representational and the Presentational

Shanon, Benny - The Representational and the Presentational, ebook

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In this wide-ranging book the author presents his critique of the contemporary portrayal of cognition, an analysis of the conceptual foundations of cognitive science and a proposal for a new concept of the mind. Shanon argues that the representational account is seriously lacking and that far from serving as a basis of cognitive activity, representations are the products of such activity. He proposes an alternative view of the mind in which the basic capability of the cognitive system is not the manipulation of symbols but rather action in the world. His book offers a different outlook on the phenomenon of consciousness and presents a new conception of psychological theory and explanation. This revised second edition includes a new Postscript.

Keywords: Cognition, cognitive science, conceptual foundations, mind, representational account, representationalism, cognitive system, action in the world, consciousness, psychology, computationalism, explanatory gap, action and interaction, time, temporality

Author(s)
Publisher
Andrews UK
Publication year
2013
Language
en
Edition
1
Page amount
667 pages
Category
Psychology
Format
Ebook
eISBN (ePUB)
9781845405120
Printed ISBN
9781845401115

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