An expert on mind considers how animals and smart machines measure up to human intelligence.Octopuses can open jars to get food, and chimpanzees can plan for the future. An IBM computer named Watson won on Jeopardy! and Alexa knows our...

Paul Thagard explores the physiological workings and metaphorical resonance of balance in the brain, the body, and society. Bridging philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience, Balance shows how an unheralded concept¿s many meanings...

"The Brain and the Meaning of Life" von Paul Thagard ist ein Buch, das sich mit der Frage beschäftigt, wie Erkenntnisse aus der Neurowissenschaft unser Verständnis vom Sinn des Lebens beeinflussen können. Thagard argumentiert, dass...

Many disciplines, including philosophy, history, and sociology, have attempted to make sense of how science works. In this book, Paul Thagard examines scientific development from the interdisciplinary perspective of cognitive science....