In Particular (Further Reading)

Further Reading

• Cawsey, Alison, The Essence of Artificial Intelligence, Prentice Hall, 1998.

  This book provides a short, accessible introduction for students who are new to the concept of artificial intelligence. Whereas most books on this topic include a formal, mathematical approach, Cawsey gives an overview of the major artificial intelligence topics and provides clear descriptions of techniques and algorithms. It includes a glossary.

• Mitchell, Stephen A., and Margaret J. Black, Freud and beyond: A History of Modern Psychoanalytic Thought, Basic Books, 1995.

  This book offers a clear historical overview of the major psychoanalytic theorists and theories in the twentieth century, starting with Sigmund Freud. The book includes biographies, short descriptions of key concepts, and clinical examples.

• Stevens, Anthony, Jung: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2001.

  Carl Jung was one of the twentieth century's most original theorists of the unconscious mind, but he did not always express his ideas clearly and thus has been largely overshadowed by theorists such as Freud. In this book, Stevens gives an overview of the main Jungian concepts, including the collective unconscious and persona. This text provides a good introduction to Jungian thought.

• Pinker, Steven, How the Mind Works, W. W. Norton, 1997.

  Pinker, one of the world's leading cognitive scientists, examines the latest research on the human brain. In this bestselling book, he discusses how the mind evolved and demystifies why humans act and feel the way they do. Pinker ties these topics into pop culture references as wide-ranging as Star Trek and Marilyn Monroe.