| The Dynamics of Thought 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Gardenfors, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1402033982 ISBN-13: 9781402033988 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $208.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: This volume is a collection of some of the most important philosophical papers by Peter G??rdenfors. Spanning a period of more than 20 years of his research, they cover a wide ground of topics, from early works on decision theory, belief revision and nonmonotonic logic to more recent work on conceptual spaces, inductive reasoning, semantics and the evolutions of thinking. Many of the papers have only been published in places that are difficult to access. The common theme of all the papers is the dynamics of thought. Several of the papers have become minor classics and the volume bears witness of the wide scope of G??rdenfors??? research and of his crisp and often witty style of writing. The volume will be of interest to researchers in philosophy and other cognitive sciences. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Philosophy | Epistemology - Philosophy | Logic |
| Dewey: 128.3 |
| LCCN: 2005283928 |
| Series: Synthese Library (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6.61" W x 9.58" (1.39 lbs) 284 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is a selection from the articles that I have written over a period of more than twenty years. Since the focus of my research interests has shifted several times during this period, it would be difficult to identify a common theme for all the papers in the volume. Following the Swedish tradition, I therefore present this as a sm rg sbord of philosophical and cognitive issues that I have worked on. To create some order, I have organized the sixteen papers into five general sections: (1) Decision theory; (2) belief revision and nonmonotonic logic; (3) induction; (4) semantics and pragmatics; and (5) cognition and evolution. Having said this, I still think that there is a common theme to my work over the years: The dynamics of thought. My academic interests have all the time dealt with aspects of how different kinds of knowledge should be represented, and, in particular, how changes in knowledge will affect thinking. Hence the title of the book. |