Induction - Processes of Inference

Two psychologists, a computer scientist, and a philosopher have collaborated to present a framework for understanding processes of inductive reasoning and learning in organisms and machines.

About the author

John Holland is Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Paul R. Thagard is Professor of Philosophy, Psychology, and Computer Science, and Director of the Cognitive Science Program at the University of Waterloo. He is the author of Coherence in Thought and Action (MIT Press, 2000) and Mind: Introduction to Cognitive Science (second edition, MIT Press, 2005).

Summary

Two psychologists, a computer scientist, and a philosopher have collaborated to present a framework for understanding processes of inductive reasoning and learning in organisms and machines.

Product details

• Authors: John H. Holland, John H. Holyoak Holland, Keith J. Holyoak, Richard E. Nisbett, Paul R. Thagard
• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1989
• EAN: 9780262580960
• ISBN: 978-0-262-58096-0
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: Bradford Books; Computational Models of Cognit; Computational Models of Cognition and Perception
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)