What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Epistemology
- Artificial intelligence
- Cognition
His primary areas of investigation include Epistemology, Cognitive science, Artificial intelligence, Cognition and Philosophy of science.
He incorporates Epistemology and Coherence in his research.
His studies deal with areas such as Evolutionary epistemology, Analogy, Pseudoscience and Philosophy of computer science as well as Cognitive science.
In the subject of general Artificial intelligence, his work in Human intelligence and Procedural knowledge is often linked to Constraint satisfaction, thereby combining diverse domains of study.
The various areas that Paul Thagard examines in his Cognition study include Subject, Computational model and Action.
Paul Thagard combines subjects such as Inference, Reflective equilibrium, Management science and Normative with his study of Philosophy of science.
His most cited work include:
- Induction: Processes of Inference, Learning, and Discovery (1672 citations)
- Analogical mapping by constraint satisfaction (1074 citations)
- Mental Leaps: Analogy in Creative Thought (985 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Paul Thagard mainly focuses on Epistemology, Cognitive science, Cognition, Cognitive psychology and Philosophy of science.
His research integrates issues of Mental representation, Consciousness, Philosophy of psychology, Artificial intelligence and Analogy in his study of Cognitive science.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Cognitive architecture and Theoretical computer science.
His Cognition research integrates issues from Creativity, Perception and Computational model.
His Cognitive psychology research incorporates themes from Computational neuroscience and Social psychology.
His Philosophy of science research incorporates elements of Philosophy of computer science, Management science and Philosophy of mind.
He most often published in these fields:
- Epistemology (33.19%)
- Cognitive science (27.95%)
- Cognition (22.27%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2021)?
- Cognitive science (27.95%)
- Cognition (22.27%)
- Cognitive psychology (16.59%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Paul Thagard mostly deals with Cognitive science, Cognition, Cognitive psychology, Epistemology and Social psychology.
His Cognitive science study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Consciousness, Pointer, Creativity and Artificial intelligence.
His Creativity study combines topics in areas such as Discipline, Social science and Analogy.
His work deals with themes such as Semantics, Theory choice and Representation, which intersect with Cognition.
His Cognitive psychology research includes elements of Control, Perception, Self and Priming.
He combines subjects such as Social change, Negotiation and Action with his study of Social psychology.
Between 2011 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- The Affective Meanings of Automatic Social Behaviors: Three Mechanisms that Explain Priming. (90 citations)
- The Cognitive Science of Science: Explanation, Discovery, and Conceptual Change (80 citations)
- Concepts as Semantic Pointers: A Framework and Computational Model (41 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Epistemology
- Artificial intelligence
- Cognition
His primary scientific interests are in Cognitive science, Cognition, Epistemology, Artificial intelligence and Social psychology.
The Cognitive science study combines topics in areas such as Consciousness, Conceptual change, Complex system and Action.
His studies deal with areas such as Variety, Social behavior, Control and Computational model as well as Action.
Paul Thagard carries out multidisciplinary research, doing studies in Cognition and Structure.
His study in the fields of Philosophy of mind, Thought experiment and Ethical theories under the domain of Epistemology overlaps with other disciplines such as Intuition.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Schema, Constitution and Social group in addition to Artificial intelligence.
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