The Dynamics of Thought 2005
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3399-0_16
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Cognitive Science: From Computers to Anthills as Models of Human Thought

Abstract: The roots of cognitive science go as far back as those of philosophy. One way of defining cognitive science is to say that it is just naturalised philosophy. Much of contemporary thinking about the mind derives from René Descartes' distinction between the body and the soul. They were constituted of two different substances and it was only humans that had a soul and were capable of thinking. According to him, other animals were mere automata.Descartes was a rationalist: our minds could gain knowledge about the … Show more

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