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Connectionism and the Philosophy of Mind

Author : T. Horgan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 940113524X
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Connectionism and the Philosophy of Mind written by T. Horgan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series will include monographs and collections of studies devoted to the investigation and exploration of knowledge, information and data processing systems of all kinds, no matter whether human, (other) animal, or machine. Its scope is intended to span the full range of interests from classical problems in the philosophy of mind and philosophical psychology through issues in cognitive psychology and sociobiology (concerning the mental capabilities of other species) to ideas related to artificial intelligence and to computer science. While primary emphasis will be placed upon theoretical, conceptual and epistemological aspects of these problems and domains, empirical, experimental and methodological studies will also appear from time to time. One of the most, if not the most, exciting developments within cognitive science has been the emergence of connectionism as an alternative to the computational conception of the mind that tends to dominate the discipline. In this volume, John Tienson and Terence Horgan have brought together a fine collection of stimulating studies on connectionism and its significance. As the Introduction explains, the most pressing questions concern whether or not connectionism can provide a new conception of the nature of mentality. By focusing on the similarities and differences between connectionism and other approaches to cognitive science, the chapters of this book supply valuable resources that advance our understanding of these difficult issues. J.H.F.

Connectionism and the Philosophy of Psychology

Author : Terry Horgan
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262082488
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (824 download)

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Download or read book Connectionism and the Philosophy of Psychology written by Terry Horgan and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, the authors present their view of cognition. They propose that unlike the classical paradigm that takes the mind to be a computer, the mind is best understood as a dynamical system realized in a neural network.

Connectionism and the Philosophy of Psychology

Author : Matjaž Potrč
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783897541504
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (415 download)

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Download or read book Connectionism and the Philosophy of Psychology written by Matjaž Potrč and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Philosophy and Connectionist Theory

Author : William Ramsey
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1134755090
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book Philosophy and Connectionist Theory written by William Ramsey and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The philosophy of cognitive science has recently become one of the most exciting and fastest growing domains of philosophical inquiry and analysis. Until the early 1980s, nearly all of the models developed treated cognitive processes -- like problem solving, language comprehension, memory, and higher visual processing -- as rule-governed symbol manipulation. However, this situation has changed dramatically over the last half dozen years. In that period there has been an enormous shift of attention toward connectionist models of cognition that are inspired by the network-like architecture of the brain. Because of their unique architecture and style of processing, connectionist systems are generally regarded as radically different from the more traditional symbol manipulation models. This collection was designed to provide philosophers who have been working in the area of cognitive science with a forum for expressing their views on these recent developments. Because the symbol-manipulating paradigm has been so important to the work of contemporary philosophers, many have watched the emergence of connectionism with considerable interest. The contributors take very different stands toward connectionism, but all agree that the potential exists for a radical shift in the way many philosophers think of various aspects of cognition. Exploring this potential and other philosophical dimensions of connectionist research is the aim of this volume.

Philosophy and Connectionist Theory

Author : William Ramsey
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1134755023
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book Philosophy and Connectionist Theory written by William Ramsey and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The philosophy of cognitive science has recently become one of the most exciting and fastest growing domains of philosophical inquiry and analysis. Until the early 1980s, nearly all of the models developed treated cognitive processes -- like problem solving, language comprehension, memory, and higher visual processing -- as rule-governed symbol manipulation. However, this situation has changed dramatically over the last half dozen years. In that period there has been an enormous shift of attention toward connectionist models of cognition that are inspired by the network-like architecture of the brain. Because of their unique architecture and style of processing, connectionist systems are generally regarded as radically different from the more traditional symbol manipulation models. This collection was designed to provide philosophers who have been working in the area of cognitive science with a forum for expressing their views on these recent developments. Because the symbol-manipulating paradigm has been so important to the work of contemporary philosophers, many have watched the emergence of connectionism with considerable interest. The contributors take very different stands toward connectionism, but all agree that the potential exists for a radical shift in the way many philosophers think of various aspects of cognition. Exploring this potential and other philosophical dimensions of connectionist research is the aim of this volume.

Connectionism and the Mind

Author : William Bechtel
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9780631207139
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Connectionism and the Mind written by William Bechtel and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2002-01-21 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connectionism and the Mind provides a clear and balanced introduction to connectionist networks and explores theoretical and philosophical implications. Much of this discussion from the first edition has been updated, and three new chapters have been added on the relation of connectionism to recent work on dynamical systems theory, artificial life, and cognitive neuroscience. Read two of the sample chapters on line: Connectionism and the Dynamical Approach to Cognition: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/bechtel.pdf Networks, Robots, and Artificial Life: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/bechtel2.pdf

Philosophy and Memory Traces

Author : John Sutton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521591942
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (919 download)

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Download or read book Philosophy and Memory Traces written by John Sutton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-03-05 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study offers interpretations of theories of memory and the body from Descartes to Coleridge.

The Philosophy of Psychology

Author : George Botterill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521559157
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (591 download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy of Psychology written by George Botterill and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-08-19 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the relationship between common-sense, or 'folk', psychology and contemporary scientific psychology? Are they in conflict with one another? Or do they perform quite different, though perhaps complementary, roles? George Botterill and Peter Carruthers discuss these questions, defending a robust form of realism about the commitments of folk psychology and about the prospects for integrating those commitments into natural science. Their focus throughout the book is on the ways in which cognitive science presents a challenge to our common-sense self-image - arguing that our native conception of the mind will be enriched, but not overturned, by science. The Philosophy of Psychology is designed as a textbook for upper-level undergraduate and beginning graduate students in philosophy and cognitive science, but as a text that not only surveys but advances the debates on the topics discussed, it will also be of interest to researchers working in these areas.

Mind Design II

Author : John Haugeland
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262581530
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (815 download)

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Download or read book Mind Design II written by John Haugeland and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1997-03-06 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mind design is the endeavor to understand mind (thinking, intellect) in terms of its design (how it is built, how it works). Unlike traditional empirical psychology, it is more oriented toward the "how" than the "what." An experiment in mind design is more likely to be an attempt to build something and make it work—as in artificial intelligence—than to observe or analyze what already exists. Mind design is psychology by reverse engineering. When Mind Design was first published in 1981, it became a classic in the then-nascent fields of cognitive science and AI. This second edition retains four landmark essays from the first, adding to them one earlier milestone (Turing's "Computing Machinery and Intelligence") and eleven more recent articles about connectionism, dynamical systems, and symbolic versus nonsymbolic models. The contributors are divided about evenly between philosophers and scientists. Yet all are "philosophical" in that they address fundamental issues and concepts; and all are "scientific" in that they are technically sophisticated and concerned with concrete empirical research. Contributors Rodney A. Brooks, Paul M. Churchland, Andy Clark, Daniel C. Dennett, Hubert L. Dreyfus, Jerry A. Fodor, Joseph Garon, John Haugeland, Marvin Minsky, Allen Newell, Zenon W. Pylyshyn, William Ramsey, Jay F. Rosenberg, David E. Rumelhart, John R. Searle, Herbert A. Simon, Paul Smolensky, Stephen Stich, A.M. Turing, Timothy van Gelder

Associative Engines

Author : Andy Clark
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262032100
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Associative Engines written by Andy Clark and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clark charts a fundamental shift from a static, inner-code-oriented conception of the subject matter of cognitive science to a more dynamic, developmentally rich, process-oriented view.

Philosophy of Psychology: Contemporary Readings

Author : Jose Luis Bermudez
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134204655
Total Pages : 686 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book Philosophy of Psychology: Contemporary Readings written by Jose Luis Bermudez and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-01-24 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophy of Psychology: Contemporary Readings is a comprehensive anthology that includes classic and contemporary readings from leading philosophers. Addressing in depth the major topics within philosophy of psychology, the editor has carefully selected articles under the following headings: pictures of the mind commonsense psychology representation and cognitive architecture. Articles by the following philosophers are included: Blackburn, Churchland, Clark, Cummins, Dennett, Davidson, Fodor, Kitcher, Lewis, Lycan, McDowell, McLeod, Rey, Segal, Stich. Each section includes a helpful introduction by the editor which aims to guide the student gently into the topic. The book is highly accessible and provides a broad-ranging exploration of the subject, including discussion of the leading philosophers in the field. Ideal for any student of philosophy of psychology or philosophy of mind.

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Psychology

Author : Sarah Robins
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134155786
Total Pages : 1160 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Psychology written by Sarah Robins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-09-11 with total page 1160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Psychology is an invaluable guide and major reference source to the major topics, problems, concepts and debates in philosophy of psychology and is the first companion of its kind. A team of renowned international contributors provide forty-two chapters organised into six clear parts: I. Historical background to the philosophy of psychology II. Psychological explanation III. Cognition and representation IV. The biological basis of psychology V. Perceptual experience VI. Personhood The Companion covers key topics such as the origins of experimental psychology; folk psychology; behaviorism and functionalism; philosophy, psychology and neuroscience; the language of thought, modularity, nativism and representational theories of mind; consciousness and the senses; personal identity; the philosophy of psychopathology and dreams, emotion and temporality. Essential reading for all students of philosophy of mind, science and psychology, The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Psychology will also be of interest to anyone studying psychology and its related disciplines.

The Cambridge Handbook of Computational Psychology

Author : Ron Sun
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521674107
Total Pages : 767 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (216 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of Computational Psychology written by Ron Sun and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-04-28 with total page 767 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cutting-edge reference source for the interdisciplinary field of computational cognitive modeling.

Folk Psychology and the Philosophy of Mind

Author : Scott M. Christensen
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 113499365X
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Folk Psychology and the Philosophy of Mind written by Scott M. Christensen and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the past ten years, the discussion of the nature of folk psychology and its role in explaining behavior and thought has become central to the philosophy of mind. However, no comprehensive account of the contemporary debate or collection of the works that make up this debate has yet been available. Intending to fill this gap, this volume begins with the crucial background for the contemporary debate and proceeds with a broad range of responses to and developments of these works -- from those who argue that "folk theory" is a misnomer to those who regard folk theory as legitimately explanatory and necessary for any adequate account of human behavior. Intended for courses in the philosophy of mind, psychology, and science, as well as anthropology and social psychology, this anthology is also of great value in courses focusing on folk models, eliminative materialism, explanation, psychological theory, and -- in particular -- intentional psychology. It is accessible to both graduate students and upper-division undergraduate students of philosophy and psychology as well as researchers. As an aid to students, a thorough discussion of the field and the articles in the anthology is provided in the introduction; as an aid to researchers, a complete bibliography is also provided.

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Cognitive Science

Author : Eric Margolis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195309790
Total Pages : 571 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Cognitive Science written by Eric Margolis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-23 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers an overview of the philosophy of cognitive science that balances breadth and depth, with chapters covering every aspect of the psychology and cognitive anthropology.

Connectionism and the Mind

Author : William Bechtel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Connectionism and the Mind written by William Bechtel and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Architecture of Cognition

Author : Paco Calvo
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262027232
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book The Architecture of Cognition written by Paco Calvo and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2014-04-18 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1988, Jerry Fodor and Zenon Pylyshyn challenged connectionist theorists to explain the systematicity of cognition. In a highly influential critical analysis of connectionism, they argued that connectionist explanations, at best, can only inform us about details of the neural substrate; explanations at the cognitive level must be classical insofar as adult human cognition is essentially systematic. This volume reassesses Fodor and Pylyshyn's 'systematicity challenge' for a post-connectionist era, covering the most important recent developments in the systematicity debate.