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Subcortical structures and cognition Subcortical structures and cognition Leonard F. Koziol How cognition and behavior are organized within the brain. OL15451515W
Chaotic Logic Chaotic Logic Ben Goertzel This is the first work to apply complex systems science to the psychological interplay of order and chaos. The author draws on thought from a wide range of disciplines-both conventional and unorthodo… OL16972729W
Recent work on intrinsic value Recent work on intrinsic value Michael J. Zimmerman,Toni Rønnow-Rasmussen Recent Work on Intrinsic Value brings together for the first time many of the most important and influential writings on the topic of intrinsic value to have appeared in the last half-century. During… OL18357226W
Abductive Reasoning and Learning Abductive Reasoning and Learning Dov M. Gabbay This book contains leading survey papers on the various aspects of Abduction, both logical and numerical approaches. Abduction is central to all areas of applied reasoning, including artificial intel… OL19823432W
Advanced Technologies Applied to Training Design Advanced Technologies Applied to Training Design Robert J. Seidel 'User-friendly...contain[s] clear and useful illustrations....should stimulate discussion and experimentation among training communities world wide.' -Ergonomics. OL19824059W
Algebra of Conscience Algebra of Conscience Vladimir A. Lefebvre Conscience is an essential human attribute. Nevertheless, in the construction of formal models of the subject it is customarily left outside the framework of theoretical analysis. The Algebra of Cons… OL19825357W
Bayesian Argumentation Bayesian Argumentation Frank Zenker <p>Relevant to, and drawing from, a range of disciplines, the chapters in this collection show the diversity, and applicability, of research in Bayesian argumentation. Together, they form a challenge… OL19830053W
Cartesian Spacetime Cartesian Spacetime Edward Slowik Although Descartes' natural philosophy marked an advance in the development of modern science, many critics over the years, such as Newton, have rejected his particular `relational' theory of space a… OL19833372W
Consciousness as a Scientific Concept Consciousness as a Scientific Concept Elizabeth Irvine The source of endless speculation and public curiosity, our scientific quest for the origins of human consciousness has expanded along with the technical capabilities of science itself and remains on… OL19837237W
Cooperation, Community, and Co-Ops in a Global Era Cooperation, Community, and Co-Ops in a Global Era Carl Ratner <p>Cooperation, Community, and Co-ops in a Global Era<br>Carl Ratner</p><p>Human history is largely the story of communities, punctuated by examples of cooperatives--in fact, our level of cooperative… OL19837948W
Defeasible Deontic Logic Defeasible Deontic Logic Donald Nute Relevant to philosophy, law, management, and artificial intelligence, these papers explore the applicability of nonmonotonic or defeasible logic to normative reasoning. The resulting systems purport … OL19840603W
Domains and Processes Domains and Processes Klaus Keimel Domain theory is a rich interdisciplinary area at the intersection of logic, computer science, and mathematics. This volume contains selected papers presented at the International Symposium on Domain… OL19843951W
Essentials of Risk Theory Essentials of Risk Theory Sabine Roeser Risk has become one of the main topics in fields as diverse as engineering, medicine and economics, and it is also studied by social scientists, psychologists and legal scholars. This Springer Essent… OL19848445W
Formal Aspects of Context Formal Aspects of Context Pierre Bonzon The First International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Modelling and Using Context, Rio de Janeiro, January 1997, gave rise to the present book, which contains a selection of the papers presente… OL19850808W
Handbook of Tableau Methods Handbook of Tableau Methods Marcello D'Agostino The tableau methodology, invented in the 1950's by Beth and Hintikka and later perfected by Smullyan and Fitting, is today one of the most popular proof theoretical methodologies. Firstly because it … OL19854566W
Human Thought Human Thought J.R. Mendola,Joseph Mendola Conscious experience and thought content are customarily treated as distinct problems. This book argues that they are not. Part One develops a chastened empiricist theory of content, which cedes to e… OL19856268W
Mind Out of Matter Mind Out of Matter Gregory R. Mulhauser Mind Out of Matter aims to transform the way we think about consciousness and the physical world. Unlike many contemporary volumes, it develops a robust and philosophically satisfying account of the … OL19888289W
Models for Intercultural Collaboration and Negotiation Models for Intercultural Collaboration and Negotiation Katia Sycara With increasing globalization of business and science, cultural differences of the parties are an important factor that affects the process and outcomes of collaborative and self-interested interacti… OL19888734W
On Science, Inference, Information and Decision-Making On Science, Inference, Information and Decision-Making Klemens Szaniawski There are two competing pictures of science. One considers science as a system of inferences, whereas another looks at science as a system of actions. The essays included in this collection offer a v… OL19892259W
The Psychology of Expertise The Psychology of Expertise Robert R. Hoffman Experts, who were the sole active dispensers of certain kinds of knowledge in the days before AI, have now often assumed a rather passive role. They relay their knowledge to various novices, knowledg… OL19897802W
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