An Anatomy Of The Mind

Author : Ron Sun
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780199794706

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This book aims to understand human cognition and psychology through a comprehensive computational theory of the human mind, namely, a computational "cognitive architecture" (or more specifically, the Clarion cognitive architecture). The goal of this work is to develop a unified framework for understanding the human mind, and within the unified framework, to develop process-based, mechanistic explanations of a large variety of psychological phenomena. Specifically, the book first describes the essential Clarion framework and its cognitive-psychological justifications, then its computational instantiations, and finally its applications to capturing, simulating, and explaining various psychological phenomena and empirical data. The book shows how the models and simulations shed light on psychological mechanisms and processes through the lens of a unified framework. In fields ranging from cognitive science, to psychology, to artificial intelligence, and even to philosophy, researchers, graduate and undergraduate students, and practitioners of various kinds may have interest in topics covered by this book. The book may also be suitable for seminars or courses, at graduate or undergraduate levels, on cognitive architectures or cognitive modeling (i.e. computational psychology).

Author : Ian Glynn
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2003-04-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780198031321

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An Anatomy of Thought by Ian Glynn Pdf

Drawing on a dazzlingly wide array of disciplines--physiology, neurology, psychology, anthropology, linguistics, and philosophy--Ian Glynn explains virtually every aspect of the workings of the brain, unlocking the mysteries of the mind. Here are the mechanics of nerve messages; the functioning of sensory receptors; the processes by which the brain sees, tastes, and smells; the seats of language, memory, and emotions. Glynn writes with exceptional clarity and offers telling examples: to help explain vision, for instance, he discusses optical illusions as well as cases of patients who suffer disordered seeing through healthy eyes (such as the loss of the ability to recognize familiar faces). The breadth of Glynn's erudition is astonishing, as he ranges from parallel processing in computers to the specialization of different regions of the brain (illustrated with fascinating instances of the bizarre effects of localized brain damage). He explains the different types of memory (episodic and semantic, as well as short-term and implicit memory), traces the path through the brain of information leading to emotional responses, and engages in a discussion of language that takes in Noam Chomsky and Hawaiian pidgin. Moreover, for every subject Glynn addresses, he offers a thorough-going scientific history. For example, before discussing the evolution of the brain, he provides an account of the theory of evolution itself, from the writing and success of The Origin of Species to recent work on the fossil record, DNA, and RNA. No other single volume has captured the full expanse of our knowledge of consciousness and the brain. A work of unequaled authority and eloquence, An Anatomy of Thought promises to be a new landmark of scientific writing.

Author : LEONID SOBOLEV
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781466942509

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An Anatomy of the Mind by LEONID SOBOLEV Pdf

Published previously in Ukrainian and Russian, An Anatomy of the Mind offers new insights into the workings of our most valuable human phenomenonthe mind. The book outlines the function of the mind, investigating mental factors that are present in the thought process, decision making, and behavioral motivations, including the following topics: The rational in the irrational A new look at the unconscious The phenomenon of the inner mind Mystical states of the mind Recognizing the truth A new concept of the ego Three aspects of personal morality Consciousnessan autonomous system of the mind

Author : Ron Sun
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780199794553

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Anatomy of the Mind by Ron Sun Pdf

This book aims to understand human cognition and psychology through a comprehensive computational theory of the human mind, namely, a computational "cognitive architecture" (or more specifically, the Clarion cognitive architecture). The goal of this work is to develop a unified framework for understanding the human mind, and within the unified framework, to develop process-based, mechanistic explanations of a large variety of psychological phenomena. Specifically, the book first describes the essential Clarion framework and its cognitive-psychological justifications, then its computational instantiations, and finally its applications to capturing, simulating, and explaining various psychological phenomena and empirical data. The book shows how the models and simulations shed light on psychological mechanisms and processes through the lens of a unified framework. In fields ranging from cognitive science, to psychology, to artificial intelligence, and even to philosophy, researchers, graduate and undergraduate students, and practitioners of various kinds may have interest in topics covered by this book. The book may also be suitable for seminars or courses, at graduate or undergraduate levels, on cognitive architectures or cognitive modeling (i.e. computational psychology).

Author : Howard E Gardner
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780465027774

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Leading Minds by Howard E Gardner Pdf

Drawing on his groundbreaking work on intelligence and creativity, Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner, developer of the theory of Multiple Intelligences, offers fascinating revelations about the mind of the leader and his or her followers. He identifies six constant features of leadership as well as paradoxes that must be resolved for leadership to be effective using portraits of leaders from J. Robert Oppenheimer to Alfred P. Sloan, from Pope John XXIII to Mahatma Gandhi.

Author : Stephen Goldberg
Publisher : Medmaster
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Brain
ISBN : 0940780852

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Anatomy of the Soul by Stephen Goldberg Pdf

Is there a Soul that persists after death? Anatomy of the Soul: Mind, God, and the Afterlife presents a new approach to the subject, based on an in-depth analysis of how the mind arises from the brain. While the mind is integrally associated with the brain, Dr. Goldberg, a neuroscientist who has taught the subject of neuroanatomy for 25 years explains that there is an aspect of Mind that may continue despite the loss of the brain. The theory clarifies numerous issues within the field of consciousness study and provides insights into the nature of quantum physics, free will, God, and the question of immortality of the mind.

Author : Mogens Lærke,Raphaele Andrault
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004360655

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Steno and the Philosophers by Mogens Lærke,Raphaele Andrault Pdf

An account of the life and works of the Danish scientist and theologian Nicolas Steno (1638-1686), who played a crucial role in the intellectual networks amongst philosophers and natural scientists in the late seventeenth century.

Author : Curt Thompson
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781414334141

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Anatomy of the Soul by Curt Thompson Pdf

Do you want to improve your relationships and experience lasting personal change? Join Curt Thompson, M.D., on an amazing journey to discover the surprising pathways for transformation hidden inside your own mind. Integrating new findings in neuroscience and attachment with Christian spirituality, Dr. Thompson reveals how it is possible to rewire your mind, altering your brain patterns and literally making you more like the person God intended you to be. Explaining discoveries about the brain in layman’s terms, he shows how you can be mentally transformed through spiritual practices, interaction with Scripture, and connections with other people. He also provides practical exercises to help you experience healing in areas where you’ve been struggling. Insightful and challenging, "Anatomy of the Soul" illustrates how learning about one of God’s most miraculous creations—your brain—can enrich your life, your relationships, and your impact on the world around you.

Author : Howard Gardner,E Gardner
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780465027866

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Creating Minds by Howard Gardner,E Gardner Pdf

Howard Gardner changed the way we think about intelligence. In his classic work Frames of Mind, he undermined the common notion that intelligence is a single capacity that every human being possesses to a greater or lesser extent. Now building on the framework he developed for understanding intelligence, Gardner gives us a path breaking view of creativity, along with riveting portraits of seven figures who each reinvented an area of human endeavor. Using as a point of departure his concept of seven “intelligences,” ranging from musical intelligence to the intelligence involved in understanding oneself, Gardner examines seven extraordinary individuals—Sigmund Freud, Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, T.S. Eliot, Martha Graham, and Mahatma Gandhi—each an outstanding exemplar of one kind of intelligence. Understanding the nature of their disparate creative breakthroughs not only sheds light on their achievements but also helps to elucidate the “modern era”—the times that formed these creators and which they in turn helped to define. While focusing on the moment of each creator’s most significant breakthrough, Gardner discovers patterns crucial to our understanding of the creative process. Not surprisingly, Gardner believes that a single variety of creativity is a myth. But he supplies evidence that certain personality configurations and needs characterize creative individuals in our time, and that numerous commonalities color the ways in which ideas are conceived, articulated, and disseminated to the public. He notes, for example, that it almost invariably takes ten years to make the initial creative breakthrough and another ten years for subsequent breakthroughs. Creative people feature unusual combinations of intelligence and personality, and Gardner delineates the indispensable role of the circumstances in which an individual works and the crucial reactions of the surrounding group of informed peers. He finds that an essential element of the creative process is the support of caring individuals who believe in the revolutionary ideas of the creators. And he documents the fact that extraordinary creativity almost always carries with it extraordinary costs in human terms.

Author : Wayne Waxman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 603 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199328314

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Kant's Anatomy of the Intelligent Mind by Wayne Waxman Pdf

According to current philosophical lore, Kant rejected the notion that philosophy can progress by psychological means and endeavored to restrict it accordingly. This book reverses the frame from Kant the anti-psychological critic of psychological philosophy to Kant the preeminent psychological critic of non-psychological philosophy.

Author : Thomas Rogers
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1981202382

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The Anatomy of the Mind by Thomas Rogers Pdf

Published in 1576, The Anatomy of the Mind Book I: Of the Perturbations (Ill will, delectation, insult, boasting, prodigality, ambition, lust, neediness, anger, wrath, hatred, discord, love, desire, fear, sloth, bashfulness, terror, dread, trembling, sorrow, pity, envy, sadness, mourning) Book II: Of Moral Virtues Of the chiefest felicity Of the goods of Fortune Of the goods of Nature Of the Goods of the mind Of Contemplation Of Civil or active felicity The definitions of Virtue, and her parts Of Prudence, and her parts Of Reason Of Understanding Of Circumspection Of Providence Docility Heed Wariness Wiliness, Craftiness, and Subtlety Equity and Righteousness Temperance Modesty Shamefastness Abstinence, and Continence Chastity Honesty Moderation Sparingness or Hardness Sobriety Fortitude and her parts Magnanimity Trust or Hope Security Magnificence Of Constancy Of Suffering Patience Stability Justice Innocence Friendship Natural friendship Civil friendship Hospitality Concord Godliness Humanity Gratefulness Gentleness Faithfulness

Author : Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen,Lisa Nelson,Nancy Stark Smith
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Body-mind centering
ISBN : 0937645036

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Sensing, Feeling, and Action by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen,Lisa Nelson,Nancy Stark Smith Pdf

Author : Keith R. Ablow
Publisher : American Psychiatric Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015029878132

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Anatomy of a Psychiatric Illness by Keith R. Ablow Pdf

This volume covers psychiatric cases from Dr Ablow's clinical practice as well as historic examples. He examines not only the metaphorical mind, but also how specific changes in the physical brain can bring about specific changes in behaviour. Topics include eating disorders and anxiety.

Author : REV. JAMES CARLILE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600074121

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MANUAL OF THE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE HUMAN MIND by REV. JAMES CARLILE Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9994573322

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Anatomy of Mirages by Anonim Pdf