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Computation, Philosophy: among others, the hypothesis that the brain processes signals by algorithms. It is the question of how distinct a mapping relation must be or can ever be between unspecified symbols. Another problem is how far both sides have to be designed semantically._____________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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David Chalmers on Computation - Dictionary of Arguments
I 322 Computation/Chalmers: In most of my considerations, I hypothesized a neuron-for-neuron simulation to get conscious experiences, but there may be other forms, e.g. the reflection of causal processes of a system. >Experience, >Consciousness. Universality/Computation/Chalmers: the often-conjugated universality of computational systems is that systems that can evoke consciousness can be organized in a completely different way. > connectionism, > symbol manipulation, >Computer model, >Artificial intelligence, >Simulation._____________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. |
Cha I D. Chalmers The Conscious Mind Oxford New York 1996 Cha II D. Chalmers Constructing the World Oxford 2014 |