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231017463 03 01 01 JB John Benjamins Publishing Company 01 JB code AiCR 94 Eb 15 9789027265845 06 10.1075/aicr.94 13 2017394651 DG 002 02 01 AiCR 02 1381-589X Advances in Consciousness Research 94 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">The Abstraction Engine</TitleText> <TitlePrefix>The </TitlePrefix> <TitleWithoutPrefix textformat="02">Abstraction Engine</TitleWithoutPrefix> <Subtitle textformat="02">Extracting patterns in language, mind and brain</Subtitle> 01 aicr.94 01 https://benjamins.com 02 https://benjamins.com/catalog/aicr.94 1 A01 Michael Fortescue Fortescue, Michael Michael Fortescue University of Copenhagen and St Hugh’s College, Oxford 01 eng 198 vi 192 LAN009040 v.2006 CFD 2 24 JB Subject Scheme CONS.GEN Consciousness research 24 JB Subject Scheme LIN.COGN Cognition and language 24 JB Subject Scheme LIN.PSYLIN Psycholinguistics 06 01 The main thesis of this book is that abstraction, far from being confined to higher forms of cognition, language and logical reasoning, has actually been a major driving force throughout the evolution of creatures with brains. It is manifest in emotive as well as rational thought. Wending its way through the various facets of abstraction, the book attempts to clarify – and relate – the often confusing meanings of the word ‘abstract’ that one may encounter even within the same discipline. The unusual synoptic approach, which draws upon research in psychology, neural network theory, child language acquisition, philosophy and consciousness studies, as well as a variety of linguistic disciplines, cannot be compared directly to other books on the market that touch upon just one particular aspect of abstraction. It is aimed at a wide readership – anyone interested in the nature of abstraction and the cognitive processing and purpose behind it. (series A) 05 The ability to abstract patterns from the particular is central to human thought and language. In this important and engaging book, Fortescue argues convincingly that abstraction is the hallmark of human cognition. Both compelling and insightful, the book brings together different approaches and findings from across the language and cognitive sciences. The result is a new and exciting perspective on the not-so-small matter of what makes us so smart. Vyvyan Evans , www.vyvevans.net 05 Abstract, abstractness, abstraction: we know more or less what we mean by these terms. Or do we? Michael Fortescue, in this provocative and compelling book, analyzes types of abstraction and processes that involve them, in a wide-ranging survey of theories in linguistics, neuroscience, philosophy, and psychology; placing them in the context of cosmological and evolutionary considerations. Chris Sinha, Hunan University 05 In sum, <i>The Abstraction Engine</i> is an impressive piece of work that thoroughly examines the importance of abstraction and projection in language, the mind and the brain. 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Both compelling and insightful, the book brings together different approaches and findings from across the language and cognitive sciences. The result is a new and exciting perspective on the not-so-small matter of what makes us so smart. Vyvyan Evans , www.vyvevans.net 05 Abstract, abstractness, abstraction: we know more or less what we mean by these terms. Or do we? Michael Fortescue, in this provocative and compelling book, analyzes types of abstraction and processes that involve them, in a wide-ranging survey of theories in linguistics, neuroscience, philosophy, and psychology; placing them in the context of cosmological and evolutionary considerations. Chris Sinha, Hunan University 05 In sum, <i>The Abstraction Engine</i> is an impressive piece of work that thoroughly examines the importance of abstraction and projection in language, the mind and the brain. 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