Computational modelling vs. Computational explanation: Is everything a Turing Machine, and does it matter to the philosophy of mind?
According to pancomputationalism, everything is a computing system. In this paper, I distinguish between different varieties of pancomputationalism. I find that although some varieties are more plausible than others, only the strongest variety is relevant to the philosophy of mind, but only the most...
| Publicado en: | Australasian Journal of Philosophy Vol. 85; no. 1; pp. 93 - 116 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Mar2007
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| Sumario: | According to pancomputationalism, everything is a computing system. In this paper, I distinguish between different varieties of pancomputationalism. I find that although some varieties are more plausible than others, only the strongest variety is relevant to the philosophy of mind, but only the most trivial varieties are true. As a side effect of this exercise, I offer a clarified distinction between computational modelling and computational explanation. |
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