Umfang:
x, 266 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:
9780190061975
Inhalt:
"Our thoughts depend on knowledge about objects, people, properties, and events. To think about where we left our keys, what we are going to make for dinner, when we last fed the dogs, and how we are going to survive our next visit with our family, we need to know something about locations, keys, cooking, dogs, survival, families, and so on. This book examines how our brains can store and access such general knowledge about the world and our place in it. More specifically, it investigates the neurocognitive mechanisms responsible for encoding our concepts. Sorting objects, events, and experiences into categories enables us to recall and use information that we have gathered over time. Stored information about these categories helps us make decisions, communicate, and respond in an intelligent way to changing circumstances. Our concepts serve as the building blocks for many forms of thinking. We use them to recognize patterns, draw inferences, make decisions, and understand word meanings. Concepts are bodies of knowledge that are quickly accessed in various situations (Machery, 2009; Margolis & Laurence, 1999; Murphy, 2002)"--
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780190061999
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Dove, Guy Abstract concepts and the embodied mind New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Dove, Guy Abstract concepts and the embodied mind New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022 ISBN 9780190062002
Sprache:
Englisch
