Abstract:The authors propose that the intellect is a very special adaptive device. Human cognition, in spite of being totally implemented in a brain, is hard to reduce or explain in neurophysiological terms. T...The authors propose that the intellect is a very special adaptive device. Human cognition, in spite of being totally implemented in a brain, is hard to reduce or explain in neurophysiological terms. This is why, with the background inspiration of cognitive science, the authors propose a model for consciousness, based upon two hypotheses: (a) the core of human cognition is consciousness; and (b) the theory of dynamical systems furnishes a good conceptual tool to endorse a project that compatibilizes reduction and emergence of the mental to the physical.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>Read More
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-01-02
Language: en
Type: article
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