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On Being More than the Sum of the Parts: The Conceptual Coherence of Cognitive Science

An Invitation to Cognitive Science offers, in three volumes, tutorials on the substantive areas within psychology, computer science, linguistics, philosophy, engineering, and biology that have collectively come to constitute this emerging discipline. The series is particularly timely, in that the field of cognitive science is emerging from its nascency. Programs in cognitive science can be found within and between departments in many universities, and a few independent cognitive science departments have come into being. This ambitious text is well placed, then, to playa role beyond that of pedagogy-to define and shape the field as well as describe it. At this point, a consensual definition seems elusive. Cognitive science is explicitly defined in the preface to Volume I as "the study of human intelligence in all of its forms." The forms covered in the three volumes are language (Vol. I, edited by Osherson and Lasnik), visual perception/cognition and motor performance (combined in Vol. 2, edited by Osherson, Kosslyn, and Hollerbach), and thinking (Vol. 3, edited by Osherson and Smith), the last comprising memory, categorization, decision making, and problem solving. Cutting across this organization is another, reflecting the interdisciplinary approach taken toward studying intelligent behavior. Within each volume, the topic of interest is examined from several distinct perspectives. Although adult behavior is emphasized, each volume includes a chapter_on child development and at least one chapter dealing with philosophical issues. Biological contributions are represented by chapters on language and the brain and on motor