Computing Mechanisms.

This paper offers an account of what it is for a physical system to be a computing mechanism a system that performs computations. A computing mechanism is a mechanism whose function is to generate output strings from input strings and (possibly) internal states, in accordance with a general rule tha...

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Publicado en:	Philosophy of Science Vol. 74; no. 4; pp. 501 - 527
Autor principal:	Piccinini, Gualtiero
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Cambridge University Press Oct2007
Materias:	Computer science Philosophy of science Computer systems Mechanism (Philosophy) Mechanical movements Machine theory Computers
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