When Physical Systems Realize Functions... |
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Authors: | Scheutz Matthias |
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Affiliation: | (1) Departments of Cognitive Science and Computer Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47404, USA (E-mail |
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Abstract: | After briefly discussing the relevance of the notions computation and implementation for cognitive science, I summarize some of the problems that have been found in their most common interpretations. In particular, I argue that standard notions of computation together with a state-to-state correspondence view of implementation cannot overcome difficulties posed by Putnam's Realization Theorem and that, therefore, a different approach to implementation is required. The notion realization of a function, developed out of physical theories, is then introduced as a replacement for the notional pair computation-implementation. After gradual refinement, taking practical constraints into account, this notion gives rise to the notion digital system which singles out physical systems that could be actually used, and possibly even built. |
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Keywords: | computation implementation computationalism realization of a function digital system computer computational practice cognitive science artificial intelligence |
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