The Computational Theory of Mind

by Matteo Colombo, Gualtiero Piccinini

The Computational Theory of Mind says that the mind is a computing system. It has a long history going back to the idea that thought is a kind of computation. Its modern incarnation relies on analogies with contemporary computing technology and the use of computational models. It comes in many versions, some more plausible than others. This Element supports the theory primarily by its contribution to solving the mind-body problem, its ability to explain mental phenomena, and the success of computational modelling and artificial intelligence. To be turned into an adequate theory, it needs to be made compatible with the tractability of cognition, the situatedness and dynamical aspects of the mind, the way the brain works, intentionality, and consciousness.

88 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 7, 2023

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Arguments against computationalism
7.1 Triviality arguments
7.2 Gödel’s incompleteness theorem
7.3 Limits of computational modeling
7.4 Temporal arguments
7.5 Embodied cognition
neurophysiological abstract conundrums with ostrobogolous mechanistic interpretation of "could machine think?"