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The computational theory of mind--the belief that the mind can be likened to a computer and that cognitive states possess the generative and compositional properties of natural languages--has proven enormously influential in recent philosophical studies of cognition. In this carefully argued critique, Steven Horst pronounces the theory deficient. He refutes its claims and assumptions, particularly the assertion that symbolic representations need not have conventional meaning. Horst goes on to sketch a new methodology for looking at the philosophy of psychology, one that provides a more fruitful way of comparing computational psychology with rival views emerging from connectionism and neuroscience. Original and comprehensive, his book is certain to provoke controversy and stimulate debate.
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University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California
University of California Press London, England
Copyright 1996 by The Regents of the University of California
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Horst, Steven W., 1960 Symbols, computation, and intentionality : a cri tique of the computational theory of mind / Steven W. Horst. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-520-20052-7 (alk. paper) 1. Philosophy of mind. 2. Cognitive science. 3. Signs and symbols. 4. Intentionality (Philoso phy). 5. Computational intelligence. I. Title. BD418.3.H67 1996 128'.2dc20 95-37156 CIP
Printed in the United States of America
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The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984
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For my parents, William and Erin Horst
Page vii
From this circumstance alone, that a controversy has been long kept on foot, and remains still undecided, we may presume that there is some ambiguity in the expression, and that the disputants affix different ideas to the terms employed in the controversy. David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section VIII, Part I
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CONTENTS
Preface
xv
Introduction
1
Part I. Computationalism and Its Critics
15
1. The Computational Theory of Mind
17
1.1 Intentional States
20
1.2 Mental State Ascriptions in Intentional Psychology and Folk Psychology
21
1.3 CTM's Representational Account of Intentional States
23
1.4 Semantic Compositionality
25
1.5 Cognitive Processes
25
1.6 Formalization and Computation
28
1.7 The Computational Account of Cognitive Processes
35
1.8 Summary: The Computational Theory of Mind
37
2. Computation, Intentionality, and the Vindication of Intentional Psychology
38
2.1 CTM's Account of Intentionality
39
2.2 Intentionality
40
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2.3 CTM, Intentionality, and Semantics
41
2.4 The Virtues of the Account
44
2.5 CTM As the Basis for an Intentional Psychology
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