| The Symbolic and Connectionist Paradigms: Closing the Gap Contributor(s): Dinsmore, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0805810803 ISBN-13: 9780805810806 Publisher: Psychology Press OUR PRICE: $60.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1992 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition |
| Dewey: 153 |
| LCCN: 91-30328 |
| Lexile Measure: 1430 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.96" W x 9.06" (1.08 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The modern study of cognition finds itself with two widely endorsed but seemingly incongruous theoretical paradigms. The first of these, inspired by formal logic and the digital computer, sees reasoning in the principled manipulation of structured symbolic representations. The second, inspired by the physiology of the brain, sees reasoning as the behavior that emerges from the direct interactions found in large networks of simple processing components. Each paradigm has its own accomplishments, problems, methodology, proponents, and agenda. br br This book records the thoughts of researchers -- from both computer science and philosophy -- on resolving the debate between the symbolic and connectionist paradigms. It addresses theoretical and methodological issues throughout, but at the same time exhibits the current attempts of practicing cognitive scientists to solve real problems. br |
