Structure of Thinking - A Process-oriented Account of Mind (Hardcover)

Analytic philosophers and cognitive scientists have been arguing that the mind is a computer-like syntactical engine, and that all human mental capacities that are worth discussing can be described as digital computational processes. To defend this view, its proponents must insist that all thought can be structured in propositional format, and that all thinking processes are describable as logical functions on those propositions. Proponents of traditional cognitive science maintain that thinking is one type of activity, whether performed by humans or by computers. Against the tide of philosophers committed to this view this book presents a naturalistic view of human thinking, arguing that computers are merely sophisticated machines.

General

Imprint:	Imprint Academic
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Laura E. Weed
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With printed dust jacket
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-907845-27-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Artificial intelligence > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Promotions
LSN:	0-907845-27-4
Barcode:	9780907845270

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