The sequential imperative : general cognitive principles and the structure of behaviour /

In The Sequential Imperative William Edmondson explains how deep study of linguistics - from phonetics to pragmatics - can be the basis for understanding the organization of behaviour in any organism with a brain. The work demonstrates that Cognitive Science needs to be anchored in a linguistic sett...

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Main Author: Edmondson, William (Honorary Senior Research Fellow)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill-Rodopi, 2017.

Series: Value Inquiry Book Series 301.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2017, ISBN: 9789004328082.

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Call Number: BF311

Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright Page /
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  • Preface /
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  • List of Figures /
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  • Introduction /
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  • The Sequential Imperative and the Functional Specification of the Brain /
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  • The Sequential Imperative - i /
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  • The Sequential Imperative - ii /
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  • General Cognitive Principles /
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  • Serving the Sequential Imperative /
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  • Structure in Language /
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  • Non-linear Phonology and Beyond /
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  • Building a Model /
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  • Behaviour and Evolution - on and off Planet /
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  • Management of the Sequential Imperative /
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  • Issues in Evolution and Language /
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  • Language and Consciousness: What Is It Like to Be an ETI? /
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  • Afterword /
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  • Back Matter
  • References /
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  • Index /
  • William H. Edmondson.