Shimon Edelman
Biography
Shimon Edelman is a cognitive scientist whose research spans vision, language, and consciousness, drawing on behavioral, neural, evolutionary, and computational approaches. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and computer science and has published widely across cognitive science disciplines.
Sample Works
- Computing the Mind: How the Mind Really Works (2008) Book
- The Happiness of Pursuit: What Neuroscience Can Teach Us About the Good Life (2012) Book
- Life, Death, and Other Inconvenient Truths: A Realist's View of the Human Condition (2020) Book
- The Consciousness Revolutions: From Amoeba Awareness to Human Emancipation (2023) Book
- Representation and Recognition in Vision (1999) Book
Roundtable Appearances
September 24, 2016 · ▶ Video
Happiness
The roundtable explores happiness across philosophical and psychological dimensions. It examines whether contentment solely defines a flourishing life, whether pleasure's value...
Alberto Bisin, Shimon Edelman, Benjamin Radcliff, Wendy Suzuki, Christine Vitrano