Symbols and Embodiment: Debates on meaning and cognition

by Manuelde Vega (Editor), Arthur Glenberg (Editor), Arthur Graesser (Editor)

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  2008

  $79.87

  Some cognitive scientists think the mind works like a computer, involving programs composed of abstract and arbitrary symbols. Others think cognition is embodied - based on perceptual and emotional experience. This book is a rare collaboration between scientists holding both viewpoints, in an attempt to better understand the mind.