Mark Turner: COGS 313, Mental Spaces

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COGS 315: Mental Space Theory

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Description

Mental Space Theory is a fundamental branch of cognitive science, widely used throughout the discipline. Mental spaces are small conceptual arrays constructed for use in thought and action. This course treats mental space construction, activation, connection, and transformation, and the role of mental space networks in reason, communication, invention, creativity, and distributed cognition.

Textbooks

Fauconnier, Gilles . 1997. Mappings in Throught and Language. Cambridge University Press.
Fauconnier, Gilles. 1994. Mental Spaces. New York: Cambridge University Press. [Originally published (1985) Cambridge: MIT Press.]
Gilles Fauconnier & Mark Turner. 2002. The Way We Think: Conceptual Blending and the Mind's Hidden Complexities. Basic Books.

Other books

Fauconnier, Gilles & Eve Sweetser, editors. 1996. Spaces, Worlds, and Grammar. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Schedule & Syllabus

Students should see the Blackboard Site for the Course.