Representing Without Representations

There is a problem of representation and an apparatus of representations that was devised to solve this problem. This paper has two purposes. First, it will show why the problem of representation outstrips the apparatus of representations in the sense that the problem survives the demise of the appa...

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Main Author: Mark Rowlands
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Maria Curie-Sklodowska University 2012-09-01
Series:Avant
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Online Access:http://avant.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/MRowlands_Representing_Avant_12012_online.doc.pdf
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Summary:There is a problem of representation and an apparatus of representations that was devised to solve this problem. This paper has two purposes. First, it will show why the problem of representation outstrips the apparatus of representations in the sense that the problem survives the demise of the apparatus. Secondly, it will argue that the question of whether cognition does or not involve representations is a poorly defined question, and far too crude to be helpful in understanding the nature of cognitive processes.
ISSN:2082-7598
2082-6710