1st Edition
Cognitive Science and Psychoanalysis
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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Exploring the connections between cognitive science and psychoanalysis, the authors indicate that a potentially fruitful relationship can exist between the two fields. The book examines this relationship, concluding that psychoanalysis can contribute to a science of the mind when it flows into a more effective science and technology such as cognitive science. As viewed by the authors, cognitive... Read more
Contents: Introduction. Science and Cognitive Inquiry. Preliminaries. Merits and Shortcomings of Psychoanalysis. Our- Science: No Reportable Data. Our-Science: Data on the Absence of Data. Our-Science: The Observing-Instrument. Our-Science: The Tests Analysts Offer. Folk Psychology. Homunicationalism. Homunctionalism. Homunculosis. Computational Psychology. Deflections. Conclusions.
Biography
Kenneth Mark Colby
"The book is highly original . . . interesting and readable . . . timely . . . (and) it signals an overture towards the solution of the ever-present dilemma of mind."
—John Romano, M.D.
Distinguished University Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus, The University of Roc
