Connectionism Concepts and Folk Psychology by Andy Clark, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

This is the second of two volumes of essays in commemoration of Alan Turing; it celebrates his intellectual legacy within the philosophy of mind and cognitive science. A distinguished international cast of contributors focus on the relationship beteen a scientific, computational image of themind and a common-sense picture of the mind as an inner arena populated by concepts, beliefs, intentions, and qualia. Topics covered include the causal potency of folk- psychological states, the connectionist reconception of learning and concept formation, the understanding of the notion ofcomputation itself, and the relation between philosophical and psychological theories of concepts. | Connectionism Concepts and Folk Psychology by Andy Clark, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters