Microcognition: Philosophy, Cognitive Science, and Parallel Distributed Processing
(Part of the Explorations in Cognitive Science Series)
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Book Overview
Parallel distributed processing is transforming the field of cognitive science. Microcognition provides a clear, readable guide to this emerging paradigm from a cognitive philosopher's point of view. It explains and explores the biological basis of PDP, its psychological importance, and its philosophical relevance.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0262031485
ISBN13:9780262031486
Release Date:January 1989
Publisher:MIT Press (MA)
Length:226 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
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"Microcognition" is a wonderful book for anyone wanting to understand and cogitate the most heated issues in AI today. The book is written in 1989, so the most prominent issue is that of connectionism versus classical AI. The book gives very good introduction to both paradigms and provides the rader with lots of background material. The book is basically divided into 2 sections, 1) The Mind's-Eye View and 2) The Brain's-Eye View. The discussion is balanced and insightful, and Clark is a wonderful writer. His conclusion in short is that AI research must continue in both the "Mind's-Eye View" (classical AI) strand and the "Brain's-Eye View" (connectionism) strand for the paradigms have different aims.
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