The mind's new science : a history of the cognitive revolution / Howard Gardner.

Part I. The cognitive revolution -- Introduction: what the Meno wrought -- Laying the foundation for cognitive science -- Cognitive science: the first decades -- Part II. The cognitive sciences: a historical perspective -- Reason, experience, and the status of philosophy -- Psychology: the wedding of methods to substance -- Artificial intelligence: the expert tool -- Linguistics: the search for autonomy -- Anthropology: beyond the individual case -- Neuroscience: the flirtation with reductionism -- Part III. Toward an integrated cognitive science: present efforts, future prospects -- Perceiving the world -- Mental imagery: a figment of the imagination? -- A world categorized -- How rational a being? -- Conclusion: the computational paradox and the cognitive challenge -- References -- Name index -- Subject index