Semantic accounts of computation examined

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Abstract

This chapter examines some accounts according to which external semantic content is inherent to the computational process, and so any computational explanation entails content ascription to the explanandum. The goal of these accounts is clear: by ascribing semantic content to digital computing systems proper, proponents of the semantic view of computation aim to explain cognition computationally.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationStudies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages97-132
Number of pages36
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2014
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameStudies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics
Volume12
ISSN (Print)2192-6255
ISSN (Electronic)2192-6263

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Philosophy

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