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The ancient mind : elements of cognitive archaeology
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ISBN: 0521456207 0521434882 0511598386 Year: 1994 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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One of the most troubling problems in archaeology is to determine the manner and content of prehistoric thought. A fundamental challenge is to develop the theory, methodology and tools to understand human cognition. Cognitive archaeology as a subject is still in its infancy, and archaeologists are adopting a variety of approaches. One direction has been to develop an 'interpretationist', anti-scientific, literary approach. Another has been to use a linguistic framework and develop a hermeneutic, semiotic approach. A third approach develops a new direction in prehistoric cognitive research which is rooted in the scientific tradition and in an empirical methodology. It draws upon the cognitive, the mathematical and the computer sciences in an attempt to understand what techniques can be used appropriately on archaeological data, and how to implement them efficiently. This is the approach adopted by the contributors to The Ancient Mind. Together, they begin to develop a science of cognitive archaeology.

The ancient mind : elements of cognitive archaeology
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ISBN: 9780521456203 9780511598388 9780521434881 0511598386 Year: 1994 Publisher: Cambridge [England] Cambridge University Press

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One of the most troubling problems in archaeology is to determine the manner and content of prehistoric thought. A fundamental challenge is to develop the theory, methodology and tools to understand human cognition. Cognitive archaeology as a subject is still in its infancy, and archaeologists are adopting a variety of approaches. One direction has been to develop an 'interpretationist', anti-scientific, literary approach. Another has been to use a linguistic framework and develop a hermeneutic, semiotic approach. A third approach develops a new direction in prehistoric cognitive research which is rooted in the scientific tradition and in an empirical methodology. It draws upon the cognitive, the mathematical and the computer sciences in an attempt to understand what techniques can be used appropriately on archaeological data, and how to implement them efficiently. This is the approach adopted by the contributors to The Ancient Mind. Together, they begin to develop a science of cognitive archaeology.

In over our heads : the mental demands of modern life
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ISBN: 0674445872 0674445880 Year: 1994 Publisher: Cambridge (Mass.): Harvard university press

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Mind, culture, and activity.
ISSN: 15327884 Year: 1994 Publisher: [Mahwah, NJ] : L. Erlbaum Associates,


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Magie : Katastrophenreligion und Kritik des Glaubens : eine theologische und religionstheoretische Kontroverse um die Kraft des Wortes
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ISBN: 9039002096 9789039002094 Year: 1994 Volume: 1 Publisher: Kampen Kok Pharos

Mapping the mind : domain specificity in cognition and culture
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ISBN: 0521429935 0521419662 0511752903 Year: 1994 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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What is the nature of human thought? A long dominant view holds that the mind is a general problem-solving device that approaches all questions in much the same way. Chomsky's theory of language, which revolutionised linguistics, challenged this claim, contending that children are primed to acquire some skills, like language, in a manner largely independent of their ability to solve other sorts of apparently similar mental problems. In recent years researchers in anthropology, psychology, linguistic and neuroscience have examined whether other mental skills are similarly independent. Many have concluded that much of human thought is 'domain-specific'. Thus, the mind is better viewed as a collection of cognitive abilities specialised to handle specific tasks than a general problem solver. This volume introduces a general audience to a domain-specificity perspective, by compiling a collection of essays exploring how several of these cognitive abilities are organised.

Cognitive and instructional processes in history and the social sciences
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ISBN: 0805815651 0805815643 9780805815641 Year: 1994 Publisher: London: Routledge,


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Les savoirs endogènes : pistes pour une recherche.
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ISBN: 2869780397 9782869780392 Year: 1994 Publisher: Paris Karthala

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