Connectionism, Concepts, and Folk Psychology: The Legacy of Alan Turing, Volume 2
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This is the second of two volumes of essays in commemoration of Alan Turing; it celebrates his intellectual legacy within the philosophy of mind and cognitive science. A distinguished international cast of contributors focus on the relationship bete... Read more
This is the second of two volumes of essays in commemoration of Alan Turing; it celebrates his intellectual legacy within the philosophy of mind and cognitive science. A distinguished international cast of contributors focus on the relationship beteen a scientific, computational image of themind and a common-sense picture of the mind as an inner arena populated by concepts, beliefs, intentions, and qualia. Topics covered include the causal potency of folk- psychological states, the connectionist reconception of learning and concept formation, the understanding of the notion ofcomputation itself, and the relation between philosophical and psychological theories of concepts. Less
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  • 8.5 X 5.43 X 0.91 in
  • 290
  • Oxford University Press
  • April 30, 1999
  • English
  • 9780198235941
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Andy Clark is Professor of Philosophy in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, at Edinburgh University in Scotland. He is the author of several books including Being There: Putti...
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