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- catalog abstract "Keith Devlin chronicles scientists' centuries-old quest to discover the laws of thought, from the astonishingly adept efforts of the ancient Greeks, to the invention of the first primitive "thinking machine" in the late nineteenth century, to radical findings that are challenging the very notion that the mind follows logical rules. Devlin introduces a host of new findings showing that many ways of thinking that are perfectly rational are at the same time entirely illogical, and that the exquisite verbal tango of human communication has little to do with logical processing. We must begin to appreciate, Devlin argues, that our minds are intimately intertwined with the world around us, and that our feelings and perceptions, even our social norms, play crucial roles in the marvelously complex dance of human cognition.".
- catalog contributor b10048923.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-294) and index.".
- catalog description "Keith Devlin chronicles scientists' centuries-old quest to discover the laws of thought, from the astonishingly adept efforts of the ancient Greeks, to the invention of the first primitive "thinking machine" in the late nineteenth century, to radical findings that are challenging the very notion that the mind follows logical rules. Devlin introduces a host of new findings showing that many ways of thinking that are perfectly rational are at the same time entirely illogical, and that the exquisite verbal tango of human communication has little to do with logical processing. We must begin to appreciate, Devlin argues, that our minds are intimately intertwined with the world around us, and that our feelings and perceptions, even our social norms, play crucial roles in the marvelously complex dance of human cognition.".
- catalog description "Patterns of mind -- A passion for order -- The laws of thought -- From symbols to silicon -- The science of language -- Language in the mind -- Machines that think 00 Communication is the key -- Verbal tangos -- The cheshire cat's grin -- Goodbye, Descartes.".
- catalog extent "x, 301 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Goodbye, Descartes.".
- catalog identifier "0471142166 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Goodbye, Descartes.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Wiley,".
- catalog relation "Goodbye, Descartes.".
- catalog subject "128/.2 20".
- catalog subject "BD418.3 .D48 1997".
- catalog subject "Philosophy of mind.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Patterns of mind -- A passion for order -- The laws of thought -- From symbols to silicon -- The science of language -- Language in the mind -- Machines that think 00 Communication is the key -- Verbal tangos -- The cheshire cat's grin -- Goodbye, Descartes.".
- catalog title "Goodbye, Descartes : the end of logic and the search for a new cosmology of the mind / Keith Devlin.".
- catalog type "text".