Cognition in geosciences : the feeding loop between geo-disciplines, cognitive sciences and epistemology /

Cognition in Geosciences: The Feeding Loop Between Geo-disciplines, Cognitive Sciences and Epistemology presents the basic idea that the geosciences can contribute to elucidate some unsolved problems of epistemology and cognition. This book introduces the fundamental concept of a semantic system, wh...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dell'Aversana, Paolo, 1964- (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Hubral, Peter (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Houten, The Netherlands : EAGE Publications, 2013.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Cognition in Geosciences: The Feeding Loop Between Geo-disciplines, Cognitive Sciences and Epistemology presents the basic idea that the geosciences can contribute to elucidate some unsolved problems of epistemology and cognition. This book introduces the fundamental concept of a semantic system, which comprises information plus human resources and technology. Organized into nine chapters, this book begins with an overview of the fundamental processes of macro-cognition, including spatial perception, creativity, information clustering, information processing, and concept formation. This text t.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789073834415
9073834414
9789073834682
9073834686