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From: petersja@debussy.cs.colostate.edu (james peterson)
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Subject: Cognitive Science Textbooks wanted
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Date: 13 Apr 90 16:58:10 GMT
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I would like to solicit suggestions from any and all who have textbook
recommendations for a beginning course in cognitive science.

I am team-teaching a course with the chair of the philosophy dept. here
for the second time this coming fall.  The first time through we used
Haugeland's *AI: The Very Idea* as an introduction to the subject, and
then read articles from his *Mind Design* anthology, plus articles we
had copied on an ad hoc basis.

I would like to see an introduction to the subject as detailed as AI:TVI
but a little more balanced.  Haugeland's adherence to the classical
paradigm, with little or no mention of the connectionist contribution to
the subject, tends to leave students with the wrong impression.  Moreover,
we found, for similar reasons, that we used only a small proportion of the
articles in the mind design anthology. 

What I would like to see is an introduction which is as detailed as Haugeland's
text, but which introduces both approaches as well as the debate now raging 
between classicists and connectionists.

Any one who is teaching a similar course, or who might offer us suggestions,
is invited to respond by e-mail as soon as possible.

I appreciate in advance any help you might give....
james lee peterson				petersja@handel.cs.colostate.edu
dept. of computer science                       
colorado state university		"Some ignorance is invincible."
ft. collins, colorado 80523