The Computer Revolution in Philosophy: Philosophy, Science, and Models of Mind
by Aaron Sloman
Publisher: The Harvester Press 1978
Number of pages: 208
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Some parts of the book are dated whereas others are still relevant both to the scientific study of mind and to philosophical questions about the aims of science, the nature of theories and explanations, varieties of concept formation, and to questions about the nature of mind.
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