The role of representation in computation |
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Authors: | Gerard O’Brien Jon Opie |
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Institution: | (1) Philosophy, School of Humanities, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia |
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Abstract: | Reformers urge that representation no longer earns its explanatory keep in cognitive science, and that it is time to discard
this troublesome concept. In contrast, we hold that without representation cognitive science is utterly bereft of tools for
explaining natural intelligence. In order to defend the latter position, we focus on the explanatory role of representation
in computation. We examine how the methods of digital and analog computation are used to model a relatively simple target
system, and show that representation plays an in-eliminable explanatory role in both cases. We conclude that, to the extent
that biologic systems engage in computation, representation is destined to play an explanatory role in cognitive science.
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Keywords: | Analog Computation Digital Representation |
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