Memory and content |
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| Authors: | Gottfried Vosgerau |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Institut für Philosophie II - Carnap-Institut für Philosophie und Wissenschaft, Universitätsstraße 150, D-44780 Bochum;2. Department of Psychiatry, University of Köln, Kerpener Str. 62, 50924 Köln, Germany;1. VA Boston Healthcare System and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02130, USA;2. Department of Psychology, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 02481, USA;1. Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, 141 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-600, South Korea;2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-764, South Korea;1. University of Cincinnati, United States;2. University of Wisconsin – Madison, United States;3. LMU Munich – Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, Germany |
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| Abstract: | The paper argues that any theory of content has to adopt a “functionalistic core” to concord with the cognitive sciences. This functionalistic core requires that representations are defined as substitutes in functions that describe the flexible behavior to be explained by the representation. The content of a representation can thus only be determined if the representation is “in use”, i.e. if it is an argument in such a function. The stored entities in memory are not in use while they are stored, and hence cannot be assigned a specific content. The term “template” is introduced to describe stored entities in memory. The discussion of some implications of this result show that some deep philosophical problems follow from this argument as well as consequences for empirical research on memory. |
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