William Bechtel (San Diego University of California), Linus Ta-Lun Huang (The University of Hong Kong)

Philosophy of Neuroscience

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Produktbeschreibung

This Element provides a comprehensive introduction to philosophy of neuroscience. It covers such topics as how neuroscientists procure knowledge, including not just research techniques but the use of various model organisms.

Produktdetails

• Elements in Philosophy of Mind
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 100
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 180g
• ISBN-13: 9781108931502
• ISBN-10: 1108931502
• Artikelnr.: 62846348

Autorenporträt

William Bechtel is Professor and Chair of Philosophy and Director of the Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology Program at Washington University in St. Louis. He is editor of the international journal Philosophical Psychology and his publications include A Companion to Cognitive Science (co-edited, Blackwell, 1998), Connectionism and the Mind (co-authored, second edition, Blackwell, 2002) and Discovering Complexity (1993). Pete Mandik is Assistant Professor and Associate Director fo the Cognitive Science Laboratory at William Patterson University of New Jersey Jennifer Mundale is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Central Florida University. Robert S. Stufflebeam is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Orleans.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: What is Philosophy of Neuroscience?
2. What are neurons and neural processes?
3. How do neuroscientists learn about the nervous system?
4. From whom do neuroscientists learn about the nervous system?
5. What has neuroscience learned?
6. How do neuroscientists explain activities of the nervous system?
7. What are levels in neuroscience and are they reducible?
8. Do neural processes represent anything?
9. What is distinctive about neocortex?
10. How is the whole nervous system organized?
11. What does neuroscience teach us about who we are?