Computers and Cognition: Why Minds are not Machines

Computers and Cognition: Why Minds are not Machines by J.H. Fetzer.

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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Main Author: Fetzer, J.H (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2001.
Edition:1st ed. 2001.
Series:Studies in Cognitive Systems, 25
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Artificial intelligence.
Philosophy of mind.
Philosophy and science.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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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.

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