{"product_id":"9780631207122","title":"Connectionism and the Mind Parallel Processing, Dynamics, and Evolution in Networks","description":"\u003ch1\u003eConnectionism and the Mind\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eParallel Processing, Dynamics, and Evolution in Networks\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWilliam Bechtel | Adele Abrahamsen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ History \u0026amp; Surveys \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eConnectionism and the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e provides a clear and balanced introduction to connectionist networks and explores theoretical and philosophical implications. Much of this discussion from the first edition has been updated, and three new chapters have been added on the relation of connectionism to recent work on dynamical systems theory, artificial life, and cognitive neuroscience.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eRead two of the sample chapters on line:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnectionism and the Dynamical Approach to Cognition:\u003cbr\u003e http:\/\/www.blackwellpublishing.com\/pdf\/bechtel.pdf\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNetworks, Robots, and Artificial Life:\u003cbr\u003e http:\/\/www.blackwellpublishing.com\/pdf\/bechtel2.pdf\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eWilliam Bechtel\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego and Editor of the journal \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Psychology.\u003c\/i\u003e His publications include \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of Science\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), and \u003ci\u003eDiscovering Complexity\u003c\/i\u003e (1993, with Robert Richardson), \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Cognitive Science\u003c\/i\u003e (with George Graham, Blackwell 1999), \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and the Neurosciences\u003c\/i\u003e (with Pete Mandik, Jennefer Mundale and Robert S. Stufflebeam, Blackwell 2001). \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdele Abrahamsen\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Psychology and Undergraduate Director of the Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology and Linguistics Programs at Washington University in St. Louis. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eChild Language\u003c\/i\u003e (1977).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 January 2002\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631207122\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e424\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315601698956,"sku":"9780631207122","price":166.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631207122.jpg?v=1780116282","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631207122","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}