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On the origin of objects
On the Origin of Objects is the culmination of Brian Cantwell Smith's decade-long investigation into the philosophical and metaphysical foundations of computation, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science. Based on a sustained critique of the formal tradition that underlies the reigning views, he presents an argument for an embedded, participatory, "irreductionist," metaphysical alternati…
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- 0585038198
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- 1 online resource (xii, 420 pages) :illustrations
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Like-minded :externalism and moral psychology
This title presents a proposal that the cognitive processes that make us moral agents are partially constituted by features of our external environments.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262298926
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- 1 online resource (xi, 282 pages) :illustrations
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What it all means
"An introduction to semantics for the general reader. How things mean, from animal communication to music"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262371780
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- 1 online resource.
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The Commons in the New Millennium: Challenges and Adaptation
Based on papers given at the 2000 conference held in Bloomington, Indiana.Globalization, population growth, and resource depletion are drawing increased attention to the importance of common resources such as forests, water resources, and fisheries. It is critical that these resources be governed in an equitable and sustainable way. The Commons in the New Millennium presents cutting-edge resear…
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- 9780262271868
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- 1 online resource (xxiv, 369 pages) :illustrations, map.
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Communication Complexity: A New Approach to Circuit Depth
Communication Complexity describes a new intuitive model for studying circuit networks that captures the essence of circuit depth. Although the complexity of boolean functions has been studied for almost 4 decades, the main problems the inability to show a separation of any two classes, or to obtain nontrivial lower bounds remain unsolved. The communication complexity approach provides clues as…
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- 9780262256490
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- 1 online resource (68 pages).
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Communicative Action and Rational Choice
Originally published: 2001.In this book Joseph Heath brings Jurgen Habermas's theory of communicative action into dialogue with the most sophisticated articulation of the instrumental conception of practical rationality-modern rational choice theory. Heath begins with an overview of Habermas's action theory and his critique of decision and game theory. He then offers an alternative to Habermas'…
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- 9780262275156
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- 1 online resource (xii, 363 pages) :illustrations.
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Computers and Design in Context
The contributors to this book address both the pragmatic approach of direct collaboration between designers and users (known as participatory design) and the more conceptual approach that incorporates complementary perspectives to help designers come up with better solutions. The volume brings together different computer-related research disciplines, including computer-supported cooperative wor…
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- 9780262277815
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- 1 online resource (xvii, 418 pages) :illustrations
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A Study of Concepts
A Bradford book."OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262281317
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- 1 online resource (xiii, 266 pages) :illustrations.
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Subjectivity and Selfhood: Investigating the First-Person Perspective
A Bradford book."The relationship of self, and self-awareness, and experience: exploring classical phenomenological analyses and their relevance to contemporary discussions in consciousness research.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262286596
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- 1 online resource (vi, 265 pages)
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The Subtlety of Emotions
A Bradford book."AnnotationOCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262268066
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- 1 online resource (xv, 611 pages) :illustrations
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