Nature's subtlety undermines the empirical relevance of both dynamical and computational hypotheses
Behavioral and Brain Sciences 21 (5):646-647 (1998)
| Abstract | Technical hitches mar van Gelder's proposed map of the conceptual landscape, particularly with respect to descriptive levels and the trio of instantiation, realisation, and implementation. However, for all the formal quibbles, van Gelder is onto something important; the tension he notes between computationalism and a dynamical alternative threatens to transform the way we conduct cognitive science research. | |||||||||
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