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Mind: Introduction To Cognitive Science

"Thagard has written an engaging introduction to cognitive science, which will appeal to students with a wide range of backgrounds. "Mind" highlights both the core ideas about mental representation that guide the field, and the intellectual challenges that fuel current debates."

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— Keith J. Holyoak, Professor of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligence, embracing psychology, philosophy, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, linguistics, and anthropology.

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