Computers and Cognition: Why Minds are not Machines
An important collection of studies providing a fresh and original perspective on the nature of mind, including thoughtful and detailed arguments that explain why the prevailing paradigm - the computational conception of language and mentality - can no longer be sustained. An alternative approach is...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2001, 2001
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2001 |
| Series: | Studies in Cognitive Systems
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Prologue
- 1. Minds and Machines: Behaviorism, Dualism and Beyond
- I: Semiotic Systems
- 2. Primitive Concepts: Habits, Conventions, and Laws
- 3. Signs and Minds: An Introduction to the Theory of Semiotic Systems
- 4. Language and Mentality: Computational, Representational, and Dispositional Conceptions
- II: Computers and Cognition
- 5. Mental Algorithms: Are Minds Computational Systems?
- 6. What Makes Connectionism Different? A Criticial Review of Philosophy and Connectionist Theory
- 7. People are Not Computers: (Most) Thought processes are Not Computational Procedures
- III: Computer Epistemology
- 8. Program Verification: The Very Idea
- 9. Philosophical Aspects of Program Verification
- 10. Philosophy and Computer Science: Reflections on the Program Verification Debate
- Epilogue
- 11. Computer Reliability and Public Policy: Limits of Knowledge of Computer-Based Systems
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects