A Unifying Approach to High- and Low-Level Cognition

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contributors vi
4. Content vii
5. Introduction 1
6. Cosmology – The Largest Possible Model? 9
7. The Standard Model of Cosmology as a Tool for Interpretation and Discovery 23
8. Patterns in Physical and Biological Systems 29
9. Symmetry and the Explanation of Organismal Form 43
10. Pluralistic Modeling of Complex Systems 53
11. The Methodological Challenges of Complex Systems 81
12. Contested Modeling: The Case of Economics 87
13. Models, Representation, and Economic Practice 107
14. A Unifying Approach to High- and Low-Level Cognition 117
15. High- vs Low-Level Cognition and the Neuro- Emulative Theory of Mental Representation 141
16. Evaluating a Computational Model of Eye-Movement Control in Reading 153
17. Considering Criteria for Model Modification and Theory Change in Psychology 179
18. Identification of Kinetic Models by Incremental Refinement 187
19. Kinetics, Models, and Mechanism 221
20. Modeling Complexity: The Case of Climate Science 229
21. Chaos, Plurality, and Model Metrics in Climate Science 255
22. Subject Index 265
23. Author Index 269