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The computational and the representational language-of-thought hypotheses.

Authors :
Chalmers DJ
Source :
The Behavioral and brain sciences [Behav Brain Sci] 2023 Sep 28; Vol. 46, pp. e269. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 28.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

There are two versions of the language-of-thought hypothesis (LOT): Representational LOT (roughly, structured representation), introduced by Ockham, and computational LOT (roughly, symbolic computation) introduced by Fodor. Like many others, I oppose the latter but not the former. Quilty-Dunn et al. defend representational LOT, but they do not defend the strong computational LOT thesis central to the classical-connectionist debate.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1469-1825
Volume :
46
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Behavioral and brain sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
37766631
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X23001796