Metaphors of Mind / Conceptions of the Nature of Intelligence
- Cambridge University Press, 1997
- 350
This book seeks to help readers understand human intelligence as viewed from a variety of standpoints, such as psychology, anthropology, computational science, sociology, and philosophy. Preface, Introduction, Metaphors as the Foundations for Theories of Intelligence, Definitions of Intelligence, Historical Views of Intelligence, Contemporary Views of Intelligence, The Seminal Views of Galton and Binet, Theories of Intelligence Looking Inward, The Geographic Metaphor, The Computational Metaphor, The Biological Metaphor, The Epistemological Metaphor, Theories of Intelligence Looking Outward, The Anthropological Metaphor, The Sociological Metaphor, Theories of Intelligence Looking Inward and Outward, The Systems Metaphor, Implications of the Metaphorical Approach, References, Name and Subject Index.