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9780262660587

Computation and Cognition Toward a Foundation for Cognitive Science

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    9780262660587

  • ISBN10:

    026266058X

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1986-02-07
  • Publisher: Bradford Books

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Summary

This systematic investigation of computation and mental phenomena by a noted psychologist and computer scientist argues that cognition is a form of computation, that the semantic contents of mental states are encoded in the same general way as computer representations are encoded. It is a rich and sustained investigation of the assumptions underlying the directions cognitive science research is taking. Zenon W. Pylyshyn is Professor of Psychology and Computer Science and Director of the Centre for Cognitive Science at the University of Western Ontario. A Bradford Book

Author Biography

Zenon W. Pylyshyn is Board of Governors Professor of Cognitive Science at Rutgers University. He is the author of Things and Places: How the Mind Connects with the World (MIT Press) and other books.

Table of Contents

Preface
The Explanatory Vocabulary of Cognition
The Explanatory Role of Representations
The Relevance of Computation
The Psychological Reality of Programs: Strong Equivalence
Constraining Functional Architecture
The Bridge from Physical to Symbolic: Transduction
Functional Architecture and Analogue Processes
Mental Imagery and Functional Architecture
Epilogue: What is Cognitive Science the Science of?
References
Index
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