Representation and reality:

Hilary Putnam, who may have been the first philosopher to advance the notion that the computer is an apt model for the mind, takes a radically new view of his own theory of functionalism in this book. Putnam argues that in fact the computational analogy cannot answer the important questions about th...

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Main Author: Putnam, Hilary
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: ©1988
Series:Representation and mind
Links:https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/5891.001.0001?locatt=mode:legacy
Summary:Hilary Putnam, who may have been the first philosopher to advance the notion that the computer is an apt model for the mind, takes a radically new view of his own theory of functionalism in this book. Putnam argues that in fact the computational analogy cannot answer the important questions about the nature of such mental states as belief, reasoning, rationality, and knowledge that lie at the heart of the philosophy of mind.
Item Description:"A Bradford book."
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xv, 136 Seiten)
ISBN:0262161087
026228197X
0585021228
9780262161084
9780262281973
9780585021225