Synthese 153 (3):343-353 (2006)
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According to some philosophers, computational explanation is proprietary
to psychology—it does not belong in neuroscience. But neuroscientists routinely offer computational explanations of cognitive phenomena. In fact, computational explanation was initially imported from computability theory into the science of mind by neuroscientists, who justified this move on neurophysiological grounds. Establishing the legitimacy and importance of computational explanation in neuroscience is one thing; shedding light on it is another. I raise some philosophical questions pertaining to computational explanation and outline some promising answers that are being developed by a number of authors. |
Keywords | Computational Explanation Mechanistic Explanation Computational Neuroscience Cognitive Neuroscience Theoretical Neuroscience Computationalism Pancomputationalism Computational Theory of Mind Representation Introspection |
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DOI | 10.1007/s11229-006-9096-y |
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