Theories and Theorizers: A Contextual Approach to Theories of Cognition

Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 223-246

  Barutta, Joaquín ^b,d   Cornejo, Carlos ^e   Ibáñez, Agustín ^a,b,c,f  

^a National Scientific and Technical Research Council ^*  (Argentina)

^b INECO   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DIEGO PORTALES   (Chile)

^d Instituto Universitario del Hospital Italianode Buenos Aires and   (Argentina)

^e PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^f INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE NEUROLOGY INECO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Computer metaphor, meta theoretical analysis; Conceptual mapping; Contextualism, cognitive science; Dynamical approaches to cognition; Explanation strategies; Pragmatics

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957619657     PISSN: 19324502     EISSN: 19363567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12124-011-9156-9     Document Type: Article

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