Philosophy and Connectionist Theory (Hardcover, Revised)

The philosophy of cognitive science has recently become one of the most exciting and fastest growing domains of philosophical inquiry and analysis. Until the early 1980s, nearly all of the models developed treated cognitive processes -- like problem solving, language comprehension, memory, and higher visual processing -- as rule-governed symbol manipulation. However, this situation has changed dramatically over the last half dozen years. In that period there has been an enormous shift of attention toward connectionist models of cognition that are inspired by the network-like architecture of the brain. Because of their unique architecture and style of processing, connectionist systems are generally regarded as radically different from the more traditional symbol manipulation models. This collection was designed to provide philosophers who have been working in the area of cognitive science with a forum for expressing their views on these recent developments. Because the symbol-manipulating paradigm has been so important to the work of contemporary philosophers, many have watched the emergence of connectionism with considerable interest. The contributors take very different stands toward connectionism, but all agree that the potential exists for a radical shift in the way many philosophers think of various aspects of cognition. Exploring this potential and other philosophical dimensions of connectionist research is the aim of this volume.

General

Imprint:	Psychology Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Developments in Connectionist Theory Series
Release date:	September 1991
First published:	1991
Editors:	William Ramsey • David E. Rumelhart • Stephen P. Stich
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	334
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-8058-0592-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > General Books > Philosophy > General
LSN:	0-8058-0592-3
Barcode:	9780805805925

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