How accurate is the picture of the human mind that has emerged from studies in neuroscience, psychology, and cognitive science? Anybody with an interest in how minds work - how we learn about the world and how we remember people and events - may feel dissatisfied with the answer…
Linguistic Intuitions: Evidence and Method
This book examines the evidential status and use of linguistic intuitions, a topic that has seen increased interest in recent years. Linguists use native speakers' intuitions - such as whether or not an utterance sounds acceptable - as evidence for theories about language, but t…
El cerebro humano tiene unas capacidades de las que carecen otros cerebros animales. Es debido a estas capacidades distintivas que nuestra especie ocupa una posición dominante. Otros animales tienen músculos más fuertes o garras más afiladas, pero nosotros tenemos cerebros más i…
Socially extended epistemology
"In this follow up to Brain vs Computer: The Challenge of the Century, Jean-Pierre Fillard brings together diverse perspectives to address the recurring theme of rivalry between man and machine. Accelerated by recent events such as the Covid-19 pandemic that caught the world by …