The notion of modularity, introduced by Noam Chomsky and developed with special emphasis on perceptual and linguistic processes by Jerry Fodor in his important book The Modularity of Mind, has provided a significant stimulus to research in cognitive science. This book presents essays in which a diverse group of philosophers, linguists, psycholinguists, and neuroscientists - including both proponents and critics of the modularity hypothesis - address general questions and specific problems related to modularity.
Jay L. Garfield is Associate Professor of Philosophy in the School of Communications and Cognitive Science at Hampshire College.
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Does Farmer Field really know his prize cow, Daisy, is in the field? When is an unexpected exam not wholly unexpected? Are all bachelors (really) unmarried? Martin Cohen's bestselling 101 Philosophy Problems is a witty and engaging introduction to philosophy, covering classical as well as contemporary problems from the fields of medical ethics, modern physics and artificial intelligence.
Essentials of Process Control by Michael L. Luyben (Author), William L. Luyben (Author) This text contains a very practical engineering orientation with many real-world industrial control examples and problems. Coverage includes plantwide control and the interactions between steady-state design and dynamic controllability. MATLAB is used as a computer-aided analysis tool. Additionally, many examples and an extensive selection of problems are included.
The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology is a comprehensive, thorough and practical guide to modern child and adolescent clinical psychology. It covers all central concerns for practitioners in a single manual, including: conduct problems, emotional problems, learning disabilities, child protection, somatic illness, major depression, suicide, drug abuse, schizophrenia, divorce, foster care and bereavement. Each chapter opens with a broad chapter plan and case study, followed by sections on classification, epidemiology and clinical features. Written with practice in mind, it includes a section on report writing.