Symbols, Computation and Intentionality: A Critique of the Computational Theory of Mind (Hardback)
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|Short Description for Symbols, Computation and Intentionality The computational theory of mind has been influential in philosophical studies of cognition. However, this book pronounces the theory deficient, refuting its claims and assumptions, particularly the assertion that symbolic representations need not have conventional meaning.
Full description- Publisher: University of California Press
- Published: 15 March 1996
- Format: Hardback 340 pages
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- Categories: Western Philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, C 500 To C 1600 | Western Philosophy, From C 1900 - | Philosophy Of Mind
- ISBN 13: 9780520200524 ISBN 10: 0520200527
Full description for Symbols, Computation and Intentionality
The computational theory of mind has been influential in philosophical studies of cognition. However, this book pronounces the theory deficient, refuting its claims and assumptions, particularly the assertion that symbolic representations need not have conventional meaning. The book goes on to sketch a new methodology for looking at the philosophy of psychology, one that provides a more fruitful way of comparing computational psychology with rival views emerging from connectionism and neuroscience.
