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Mental models

P. N. Johnson-Laird

1983513 pagesabout 8–12 hours
1983
first published
  • 1983Cambridge University Press · 513 pages · ENGISBN 9780521241236
  • 1983Harvard University Press · 513 pages · ENGISBN 9780674568815

This book offers a unified theory of the major propertries of mind, including comprehension, inference, and consciousness. The author argues that we apprehend the world by building inner mental replicas of the relationships among objects and events that concern us. The mind is essentially a model-building device that can itself be modeled on a computer. The book provides a blueprint for building such a model and numberous important illustrations of how to do it.

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