Cognitive Models and Representation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8396754 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rebecca Kukla (University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 219-232 |
| Publication date | 1992-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjps/43.2.219 |
| OpenAlex | W2085257886 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Several accounts of representation in cognitive systems have recently been proposed. These look for a theory that will establish how a representation comes to have a certain content, and how these representations are used by cognitive systems. Covariation accounts are unsatisfactory, as they make intelligent reasoning and cognition impossible. Cummins' interpretation-based account cannot explain the distinction between cognitive and non-cognitive systems, nor how certain cognitive representations appear to have intrinsic meaning. Cognitive systems can be defined as model-constructers, or systems that use information from interpreted models as arguments in the functions they execute. An account based on this definition solves many of the problems raised by the earlier proposals.
Cognition · Cognitive model · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Cognitive systems · Interpretation (philosophy) · LIDA · Meaning (existential) · Mental representation · Representation (politics) · Computer Science · Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |