Computation and Cognition

Toward a Foundation for Cognitive Science

By: Zenon W. Pylyshyn

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Paperback | 7 February 1986

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The question, "What is Cognitive Science?" is often asked but seldom answered to anyone's satisfaction. Until now, most of the answers have come from the new breed of philosophers of mind. This book, however, is written by a distinguished psychologist and computer scientist who is well-known for his work on the conceptual foundations of cognitive science, and especially for his research on mental imagery, representation, and perception.

In Computation and Cognition, Pylyshyn argues that computation must not be viewed as just a convenient metaphor for mental activity, but as a literal empirical hypothesis. Such a view must face a number of serious challenges. For example, it must address the question of "strong equivalents" of processes, and must empirically distinguish between phenomena which reveal what knowledge the organism has, phenomena which reveal properties of the biologically determined "functional architecture" of the mind. The principles and ideas Pylyshyn develops are applied to a number of contentious areas of cognitive science, including theories of vision and mental imagery. In illuminating such timely theoretical problems, he draws on insights from psychology, theoretical computer science, artificial intelligence, and psychology of mind.

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Required reading for every serious student of the field. * The Times Higher Education Supplement *

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Non-Fiction Computing & I.T.Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Psychology Cognition & Cognitive Psychology Psychological Theory, Systems, Schools of Thought & Viewpoints Cognitivism, Cognitive Theory States of Consciousness Drug-Induced States

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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Computation and Cognition

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