Computers and Cognition: Why Minds Are Not Machines

by James H. Fetzer

Book Overview

An important collection of studies providing a fresh and original perspective on the nature of mind, including thoughtful and detailed arguments that explain why the prevailing paradigm - the computational conception of language and mentality - can no longer be sustained. An alternative approach is advanced, inspired by the work of Charles S. Peirce, according to which minds are sign-using (or semiotic') systems, which in turn generates distinctions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402002432
• ISBN13: 9781402002434
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"