Creations of the mind : theories of artifacts and their representation
by
Margolis, Eric, 1968-
Title
:
Creations of the mind : theories of artifacts and their representation
Author
:
Margolis, Eric, 1968-
ISBN
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9780199250981
9780199250998
Publication Information
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Physical Description
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xi, 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents
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Social ontology and the philosophy of society / John R. Searle -- Artifacts : parts and principles / Richard E. Grandy -- On the place of artifacts in ontology / Crawford L. Elder -- Artifacts and human concepts / Amie L. Thomasson -- Artworks as artifacts / Jerrold Levinson -- Artifact categorization : the good, the bad, and the ugly / Barbara C. Malt and Steven A. Sloman -- Seedless grapes : nature and culture / Dan Sperber -- How to refer to artifacts / Hilary Kornblith -- Water as an artifact kind / Paul Bloom -- The organization and representation of conceptual knowledge in the brain : living kinds and artifacts / Bradford Z. Mahon and Alfonso Caramazza -- The conceptual foundations of animals and artifacts / Jean M. Mandler -- The essence of artifacts : developing the design stance / Deborah Kelemen and Susan Carey -- A world apart : how concepts of the constructed world are different in representation and in development / Frank C. Keil, Marissa L. Greif, and Rebekkah S. Kerner -- Animal artifacts / James L. Gould -- The evolutionary ancestry of our knowledge of tools : from percepts to concepts / Marc D. Hauser and Laurie R. Santos -- Creations of pre-modern human minds : stone tool manufacture and use by Homo habilis, heidelbergensis, and neanderthalensis / Steven Mithen.
Abstract
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'Creations of the Mind' presents 16 original essays by theorists from a wide range of disciplines who have a shared interest in the nature of artifacts and their implications for the human mind. All the papers are written specifically for this volume.
Subject Term
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Creative ability.
Concepts.
Cognition in children.
Cognition in animals.
Philosophy of mind.
Added Author
:
Margolis, Eric, 1968-
Laurence, Stephen.
Electronic Access
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| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025821725 | 110 M329C 2007 | 1 |
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025821717 | 110 M329C 2007 | 2 |