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The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience
Francisco J. Varela
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Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: GTR; HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
A new edition of a classic work that originated the embodied cognition movement and was one of the first to link science and Buddhist practices. This classic book, first published in 1991, was one of the first to propose the embodied cognition approach in cognitive science. It pioneered the connections between phenomenology and science and between Buddhist practices and science-claims that have since become highly influential. Through this cross-fertilization of disparate fields of study, The Embodied Mind introduced a new form of cognitive science called enaction, in which both the environment ... Read more
A new edition of a classic work that originated the embodied cognition movement and was one of the first to link science and Buddhist practices. This classic book, first published in 1991, was one of the first to propose the embodied cognition approach in cognitive science. It pioneered the connections between phenomenology and science and between Buddhist practices and science-claims that have since become highly influential. Through this cross-fertilization of disparate fields of study, The Embodied Mind introduced a new form of cognitive science called enaction, in which both the environment ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780262529365
SKU
V9780262529365
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About Francisco J. Varela
Francisco J. Varela (1946-2001) was Director of the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, Professor of Cognitive Science and Epistemology, CREA, at the Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, and Cofounder of the Mind and Life Institute. Evan Thompson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia and author of Waking, Dreaming, Being. Eleanor Rosch is Professor of Psychology at the University ... Read more
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