David L Barack
Biographic Data
| ID | 1220603 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David L Barack |
| GIVEN NAMES | David L |
| FAMILY NAME | Barack |
| SIGNATURE | BARACK D L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pennsylvania |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7131-4638 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Context and Neural Function
The debate over context and neural function pits contextualists, who maintain that neural functions vary by context, against invariantists, who maintain that they do not. In this article, I defend a moderate position that permits some context sensitive yet invariant functions. I distinguish performance from competence as well as different types of contexts, accounting for many cases of variability by context. The discussion suggests changes in ne…
The multiple action account of filling a role
Functionalism, the doctrine that tokens realize types in virtue of filling a functional role, remains a dominant view in the metaphysics of mind and of science. At the heart of the view is the concept of filling a functional role. Despite this importance, the dominant conception of filling a functional role, the subset approach, has some well-known problems and a comprehensive alternative is needed to replace it. In this paper, I present a novel …
Mental kinematics
Cognitive Recycling
Theories in cognitive science, and especially cognitive neuroscience, often claim that parts of cognitive systems are reused for different cognitive functions. Philosophical analysis of this concept, however, is rare. Here, I first provide a set of criteria for an analysis of reuse, and then I analyse reuse in terms of the functions of subsystems. I also discuss how cognitive systems execute cognitive functions, the relation between learning and …
Cognitive Recycling
Theories in cognitive science, and especially cognitive neuroscience, often claim that parts of cognitive systems are reused for different cognitive functions. Philosophical analysis of this concept, however, is rare. Here, I first provide a set of criteria for an analysis of reuse, and then I analyse reuse in terms of the functions of subsystems. I also discuss how cognitive systems execute cognitive functions, the relation between learning and …
Mental kinematics
Cognitive Recycling
Theories in cognitive science, and especially cognitive neuroscience, often claim that parts of cognitive systems are reused for different cognitive functions. Philosophical analysis of this concept, however, is rare. Here, I first provide a set of criteria for an analysis of reuse, and then I analyse reuse in terms of the functions of subsystems. I also discuss how cognitive systems execute cognitive functions, the relation between learning and …
Mental kinematics
Context and Neural Function
The debate over context and neural function pits contextualists, who maintain that neural functions vary by context, against invariantists, who maintain that they do not. In this article, I defend a moderate position that permits some context sensitive yet invariant functions. I distinguish performance from competence as well as different types of contexts, accounting for many cases of variability by context. The discussion suggests changes in ne…
The multiple action account of filling a role
Functionalism, the doctrine that tokens realize types in virtue of filling a functional role, remains a dominant view in the metaphysics of mind and of science. At the heart of the view is the concept of filling a functional role. Despite this importance, the dominant conception of filling a functional role, the subset approach, has some well-known problems and a comprehensive alternative is needed to replace it. In this paper, I present a novel …
Psychology (4 works) · Cognitive science (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Embodied and Extended Cognition (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (3 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Metaphysics (2 works) · Neural dynamics and brain function (2 works)