Connectionism and the Philosophy of Mind

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T. Horgan, J. Tienson
Springer Science & Business Media, 06.12.2012 - 473 Seiten
This series will include monographs and collections of studies devoted to the investigation and exploration of knowledge, information and data processing systems of all kinds, no matter whether human, (other) animal, or machine. Its scope is intended to span the full range of interests from classical problems in the philosophy of mind and philosophical psychology through issues in cognitive psychology and sociobiology (concerning the mental capabilities of other species) to ideas related to artificial intelligence and to computer science. While primary emphasis will be placed upon theoretical, conceptual and epistemological aspects of these problems and domains, empirical, experimental and methodological studies will also appear from time to time. One of the most, if not the most, exciting developments within cognitive science has been the emergence of connectionism as an alternative to the computational conception of the mind that tends to dominate the discipline. In this volume, John Tienson and Terence Horgan have brought together a fine collection of stimulating studies on connectionism and its significance. As the Introduction explains, the most pressing questions concern whether or not connectionism can provide a new conception of the nature of mentality. By focusing on the similarities and differences between connectionism and other approaches to cognitive science, the chapters of this book supply valuable resources that advance our understanding of these difficult issues. J.H.F.
 

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OVERVIEW
8
CONNECTIONISM VS CLASSICAL
57
JAY G RUECKL Connectionism and the Notion of Levels
74
GARY HATFIELD Representation and RuleInstantiation in
90
GEORGE GRAHAM Connectionism in Pavlovian Harness
143
J CHRISTOPHER MALONEY Connectionism and Conditioning
167
ANDY CLARK Systematicity Structured Representations and
198
GEORGES REY An Explanatory Budget for Connectionism and
219
PAUL SMOLENSKY The Constituent Structure of Connectionist
281
MICHAEL TYE Representation in Pictorialism and
309
JERRY FODOR AND BRIAN P MCLAUGHLIN Connectionism
331
MICHAEL G DYER Connectionism versus Symbolism
382
E BRADSHAW Connectionism and the Specter of
417
GERALD W GLASER Is Perception Cognitively Mediated?
437
Connectionism
444
NAME INDEX
460

TERENCE HORGAN AND JOHN TIENSON Settling into a New
241
DAVID KIRSH Putting a Price on Cognition
261

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