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Computation and Cognition - Toward a Foundation for Cognitive Science (Paperback, New Ed)
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Computation and Cognition - Toward a Foundation for Cognitive Science (Paperback, New Ed)
Series: Computation and Cognition
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The question, "What is Cognitive Science?" is often asked but
seldom answered to anyone's satisfaction. Until now, most of the
answers have come from the new breed of philosophers of mind. This
book, however, is written by a distinguished psychologist and
computer scientist who is well-known for his work on the conceptual
foundations of cognitive science, and especially for his research
on mental imagery, representation, and perception. In Computation
and Cognition, Pylyshyn argues that computation must not be viewed
as just a convenient metaphor for mental activity, but as a literal
empirical hypothesis. Such a view must face a number of serious
challenges. For example, it must address the question of "strong
equivalents" of processes, and must empirically distinguish between
phenomena which reveal what knowledge the organism has, phenomena
which reveal properties of the biologically determined "functional
architecture" of the mind. The principles and ideas Pylyshyn
develops are applied to a number of contentious areas of cognitive
science, including theories of vision and mental imagery. In
illuminating such timely theoretical problems, he draws on insights
from psychology, theoretical computer science, artificial
intelligence, and psychology of mind. A Bradford Book
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