"A Bradford book."Head direction cells -- neurons that fire only when an animal orients its head in a certain direction -- are found in several different brain areas, with different neurons selective for different head orientations; they are influenced by landmarks as well as motor and vestibular information concerning how the head moves through space. These properties suggest that head directi…
This groundbreaking inquiry into the centrality of place in Martin Heidegger's thinking offers not only an illuminating reading of Heidegger's thought but a detailed investigation into the way in which the concept of place relates to core philosophical issues. In Heidegger's Topology, Jeff Malpas argues that an engagement with place, explicit in Heidegger's later work, informs Heidegger's thoug…
Hamlet as performed by philosophers, with supporting roles played by Kant, Nietzsche, and others. A specter is haunting philosophy—the specter of Hamlet. Why is this? Wherefore? What should we do? Entering from stage left: the philosopher's Hamlet. The philosopher's Hamlet is a conceptual character, played by philosophers rather than actors. He performs not in the theater but within the…
The evolution of cognitive psychology, traced from the beginnings of a rigorous experimental psychology at the end of the nineteenth century to the "cognitive revolution" at the end of the twentieth, and the social and cultural contexts of its theoretical developments. Modern psychology began with the adoption of experimental methods at the end of the nineteenth century: Wilhelm Wundt establ…
"A Bradford book."In this provocative monograph, Bertram Malle describes behavior explanations as having a dual nature -- as being both cognitive and social acts -- and proposes a comprehensive theoretical model that integrates the two aspects. When people try to understand puzzling human behavior, they construct behavior explanations, which are a fundamental tool of social cognition. But, Mall…
Perempuan lebih sering menderita depresi dan kecemasan—lebih sering—dibandingkan laki-laki dan hal ini disebabkan oleh alam dan pengasuhan, bergantung pada ideologi penulisnya. Faktanya adalah perempuan lebih banyak menggunakan layanan kesehatan mental dibandingkan laki-laki dan depresi merupakan penyakit yang paling sering diderita perempuan. Di dunia yang terglobalisasi, di mana informasi…
Misi Asosiasi Internasional untuk Evaluasi Prestasi Pendidikan (IEA) adalah untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan tentang sistem pendidikan di seluruh dunia dan menyediakan data berkualitas tinggi yang akan mendukung reformasi pendidikan dan menghasilkan pengajaran dan pembelajaran yang lebih baik di sekolah. Untuk mencapai tujuan ini, lembaga ini melakukan dan melaporkan studi-studi besar mengenai pe…