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Mary B. Hesse and
Michael A. Arbib
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Cambridge Univ Pr
Publication date
May 29, 2008
Pages
286
Binding
Paperback
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780521063197
ISBN-10
0521063191
Dimensions
0.50 by 6 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Original list price
$44.99
Other format details
university press
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In this book, Michael Arbib, a researcher in artificial intelligence and brain theory, joins forces with Mary Hesse, a philosopher of science, to present an integrated account of how humans "construct" reality through interaction with the social and physical world around them. The book is a major expansion of the Gifford Lectures delivered by the authors at the University of Edinburgh in the autumn of 1983. The authors reconcile a theory of the individual's construction of reality as a network of schemas "in the head" with an account of the social construction of language, science, ideology, and religion to provide an integrated schema-theoretic view of human knowledge. The authors still find scope for lively debate, particularly in their discussion of free will and of the reality of God. The book integrates an accessible exposition of background information with a cumulative marshalling of evidence to address fundamental questions concerning human action in the world and the nature of ultimate reality.
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from Cambridge Univ Pr (November 1, 1986)
9780521326896 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $99.99
Paperback
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1 edition from Cambridge Univ Pr (May 29, 2008)
9780521063197 | details & prices | 286 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $44.99
About: In this book, Michael Arbib, a researcher in artificial intelligence and brain theory, joins forces with Mary Hesse, a philosopher of science, to present an integrated account of how humans "construct" reality through interaction with the social and physical world around them.
About: In this book, Michael Arbib, a researcher in artificial intelligence and brain theory, joins forces with Mary Hesse, a philosopher of science, to present an integrated account of how humans "construct" reality through interaction with the social and physical world around them.
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