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Connectionism, Concepts, and Folk Psychology Andy Clark (Professor of Philosophy and Director of PhilosophyNeurosciencePsychology Program, Professor of Philosophy and Director of PhilosophyNeurosciencePsychology Program, University of Washington, St Louis, Missouri)

Connectionism, Concepts, and Folk Psychology By Andy Clark (Professor of Philosophy and Director of PhilosophyNeurosciencePsychology Program, Professor of Philosophy and Director of PhilosophyNeurosciencePsychology Program, University of Washington, St Louis, Missouri)

Summary

The second of two volumes of essays in commemoration of Alan Turing, who pioneered computing theory in the middle of this century. A distinguished international cast of contributors offer original investigations of key theories in contemporary philosophy of mind and cognitive science, celebrating Turing's intellectual legacy in these fields.

Connectionism, Concepts, and Folk Psychology Summary

Connectionism, Concepts, and Folk Psychology: The Legacy of Alan Turing, Volume 2 by Andy Clark (Professor of Philosophy and Director of PhilosophyNeurosciencePsychology Program, Professor of Philosophy and Director of PhilosophyNeurosciencePsychology Program, University of Washington, St Louis, Missouri)

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 the mind 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 of computation itself, and the relation between philosophical and psychological theories of concepts.

Connectionism, Concepts, and Folk Psychology Reviews

A fascinating series of essays on computation by contributors in various fields. * Choice *
A fascinating series of essays on computation by contributors in various fields. * Choice *

About Andy Clark (Professor of Philosophy and Director of PhilosophyNeurosciencePsychology Program, Professor of Philosophy and Director of PhilosophyNeurosciencePsychology Program, University of Washington, St Louis, Missouri)

Andy Clark is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Philosophy/Neuroscience/Psychology program at Washington State University, St Louis, Missouri. He is the author of Microcognition (MIT Press 1989) and Associative Engines (MIT Press 1993). Peter Millican is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Computer Studies at the University of Leeds.

Table of Contents

Introduction ; 1. Learning and Conceptual Change: The View from the Neurons ; 2. Remarks on the Paradigms of Connectionism ; 3. Remarks on the Impact of Connectionism on our Thinking about Concepts ; 4. Causation in the Philosophy of Mind ; 5. Altered States and Virtual Beliefs ; 6. The Relation between Philosophical and Psychological Theories of Concepts ; 7. How Simple is the Simple Account? ; 8. Modularity and Logical Cognitivism ; 9. Folk Learning and Naive Physics ; 10. Why Concept Learning is a Good Idea ; 11. Analogy-Making, Fluid Concepts, and Brain Mechanisms ; 12. Encoding Psychological Knowledge ; 13. Does Belief Exist?

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NPB9780198235941
9780198235941
0198235941
Connectionism, Concepts, and Folk Psychology: The Legacy of Alan Turing, Volume 2 by Andy Clark (Professor of Philosophy and Director of PhilosophyNeurosciencePsychology Program, Professor of Philosophy and Director of PhilosophyNeurosciencePsychology Program, University of Washington, St Louis, Missouri)
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Oxford University Press
1996-11-28
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