Extended Cognition and the Dynamics of Algorithmic Skills (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book describes a novel methodology for studying algorithmic skills, intended as cognitive activities related to rule-based symbolic transformation, and argues that some human computational abilities may be interpreted and analyzed as genuine examples of extended cognition. It shows that the performance of these abilities relies not only on innate neurocognitive systems or language-related skills, but also on external tools and general agent-environment interactions. Further, it asserts that a low-level analysis, based on a set of core neurocognitive systems linking numbers and language, is not sufficient to explain some specific forms of high-level numerical skills, like those involved in algorithm execution. To this end, it reports on the design of a cognitive architecture for modeling all the relevant features involved in the execution of algorithmic strategies, including external tools, such as paper and pencils. The first part of the book discusses the philosophical premises for endorsing and justifying a position in philosophy of mind that links a modified form of computationalism with some recent theoretical and scientific developments, like those introduced by the so-called dynamical approach to cognition. The second part is dedicated to the description of a Turing-machine-inspired cognitive architecture, expressly designed to formalize all kinds of algorithmic strategies.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics, 35
Release date:	2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Simone Pinna
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	122
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-51840-4
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > Mathematical theory of computation Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > Data structures Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > Algorithms & procedures Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Promotions
LSN:	3-319-51840-2
Barcode:	9783319518404

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