William M. Ramsey

Representation Reconsidered

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Produktbeschreibung

William M. Ramsey reveals a radical shift in our understanding of how the mind works.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 443g
• ISBN-13: 9780521153324
• ISBN-10: 0521153328
• Artikelnr.: 31188683

Autorenporträt

William M. Ramsey is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
Preface
1. Demands on a representational theory
2. Representation in classical computational theories: the standard interpretation and its problems
3. Two notions of representation in the classical computational framework
4. The receptor notion and its problems
5. Tacit representation and its problems
6. Where is the representational paradigm headed?
References
Index.

Rezensionen

'A must read for those interested in the role of representation in cognitive science, and a nice review of the literature along the way that will be appreciated by both students and scholars.' Professor Robert Cummins, Department of Philosophy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign