Conceptions of the Human Mind: Essays in Honor of George A. Miller

by Harman; Gilbert

• ISBN13: 9780805812343
• ISBN10: 0805812342
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-08-01
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

This volume is a direct result of a conference held at Princeton University to honor George A. Miller, an extraordinary psychologist. A distinguished panel of speakers from various disciplines -- psychology, philosophy, neuroscience and artificial intelligence -- were challenged to respond to Dr. Miller's query: "What has happened to cognition? In other words, what has the past 30 years contributed to our understanding of the mind? Do we really know anything that wasn't already clear to William James?" Each participant tried to stand back a little from his or her most recent work, but to address the general question from his or her particular standpoint. The chapters in the present volume derive from that occasion.

Table of Contents

Preface
Toast for G. A. Miller
The Implication of Specialized Neuronal Circuits Versus Neuronal Number for Concepts Concerning the Nature of Human Conscious Experience	p. 1
On the Nature of Systems?	p. 13
The Role of Language in Cognition: A Computational Inquiry	p. 39
The Central Problem for the Psycholinguist	p. 59
The Social in Cognition	p. 85
Rules, Reasoning, and Choice Behavior	p. 99
Can Science Understand the Mind?	p. 111
Explaining and Interpreting: Two Ways of Using Mind	p. 123
Speaking of Objects, as Such	p. 139
How Mind Works, if There is One	p. 161
How the Mind Thinks	p. 173
On the Physical Basis, Linguistic Representation, and Conscious Experience of Colors	p. 217
Remembering the Future	p. 247
Author Index	p. 267
Subject Index	p. 275
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