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The architecture of the mind massive modularity and the flexibility of thought

Title
The architecture of the mind [electronic resource] : massive modularity and the flexibility of thought / Peter Carruthers.
Author
Carruthers, Peter, 1952-
Publication
Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

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Description
1 online resource (xviii, 462 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Architecture of the mind (Online)
Alternative Title
Architecture of the mind (Online)
Subject
  • Psychology > Philosophy
  • Modularity (Psychology)
  • Brain
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [418]-448) and indexes.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
The case for massively modular models of mind -- The architecture of animal minds -- Modules of the human mind -- Modularity and flexibility : the first steps -- Creative cognition in a modular mind -- The cognitive basis of science -- Distinctively human practical reason.
LCCN
2006017200
OCLC
ssj0000085408
Author
Carruthers, Peter, 1952-
Title
The architecture of the mind [electronic resource] : massive modularity and the flexibility of thought / Peter Carruthers.
Imprint
Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [418]-448) and indexes.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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