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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Putnam, Hilary
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1988.
©1988
Colección:Representation and mind.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Notas:"A Bradford book."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 136 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-134) and index.
ISBN:0585021228
9780585021225
0262161087
9780262161084
9780262281973
026228197X