{"product_id":"unified-theories-of-cognition-the-william-james-lectures","title":"Unified Theories of Cognition (The William James Lectures)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePsychology is now ready for unified theories of cognition--so says Allen Newell  a leading investigator in computer science and cognitive psychology. Not everyone will agree on a single set of mechanisms that will explain the full range of human cognition  but such theories are within reach and we should strive to articulate them. In this book  Newell makes the case for unified theories by setting forth a candidate. After reviewing the foundational concepts of cognitive science--knowledge  representation  computation  symbols  architecture  intelligence  and search--Newell introduces Soar  an architecture for general cognition. A pioneer system in artificial intelligence  Soar is the first problem solver to create its own subgoals and learn continuously from its own experience. Newell shows how Soars ability to operate within the real-time constraints of intelligent behavior  such as immediate-response and item-recognition tasks  illustrates important characteristics of the human cognitive structure. Throughout  Soar remains an exemplar: we know only enough to work toward a fully developed theory of cognition  but Soars success so far establishes the viability of the enterprise. Given its integrative approach  Unified Theories of Cognition will be of tremendous interest to researchers in a variety of fields  including cognitive science  artificial intelligence  psychology  and computer science. This exploration of the nature of mind  one of the great problems of philosophy  should also transcend disciplines and attract a large scientific audience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44962914238517,"sku":"ByrdShop_0674920996","price":166.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780674920996.jpg?v=1770577638","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/unified-theories-of-cognition-the-william-james-lectures","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}