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| Forms of thinking: Here we are concerned with typical patterns according to which problems are explained, such as the image of communicating tubes, which is supposed to explain why we are not equally qualified in all fields, or the introduction of different levels of description in order to justify why certain phenomena are independent of each other. It is always the question whether these patterns are suitable for an explanation in a particular case. See also theories, explanations._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Daniel Dennett on Forms of Thinking - Dictionary of Arguments
I 275 Limits/Unger: There must always be a pair of x on both sides of the border; this is required by our conventions. InwagenVsUnger: so much the worse for the conventions! Jackendoff: Candidates on the border are forced into one or the other category. Dennett: a good trick, but not a forced move! Darwin shows us that nature does not need what we say we need to think; nature copes well with gradual variations. I 277 ((s) Limits are necessary for thinking, but not for nature.) General/Particular/Artificial Intelligence/Dennett: Donald Symons(1): there is no "general problem solver", because there are no general problems, only particular problems. >General Problem Solver. I 691 DennettVsSymons: There is also no general wound, but only particular wounds. Nevertheless, there is a general wound healing process. 1. Symons, D. 1992. "On the Use and Misuse od Darwinism in the Study of Human Behavior." In: Barkow, Cosmides, and Tooby, 1992, pp. 137-62._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Dennett I D. Dennett Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, New York 1995 German Edition: Darwins gefährliches Erbe Hamburg 1997 Dennett II D. Dennett Kinds of Minds, New York 1996 German Edition: Spielarten des Geistes Gütersloh 1999 Dennett III Daniel Dennett "COG: Steps towards consciousness in robots" In Bewusstein, Thomas Metzinger, Paderborn/München/Wien/Zürich 1996 Dennett IV Daniel Dennett "Animal Consciousness. What Matters and Why?", in: D. C. Dennett, Brainchildren. Essays on Designing Minds, Cambridge/MA 1998, pp. 337-350 In Der Geist der Tiere, D Perler/M. Wild, Frankfurt/M. 2005 |
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