Gamboa, J.P. (2024) On Cognitive Modeling and Other Minds. [Preprint]

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Scientists and philosophers alike debate whether various systems such as plants and bacteria exercise cognition. One strategy for resolving such debates is to ground claims about nonhuman cognition in evidence from mathematical models of cognitive capacities. In this paper, I show that proponents of this strategy face two major challenges: demarcating phenomenological models from process models and overcoming underdetermination by model fit. I argue that even if the demarcation problem is resolved, fitting a process model to behavioral data is, on its own, not strong evidence for any cognitive process, let alone processes shared with humans.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Gamboa, J.P. jog122@pitt.edu 0009-0000-0388-6079
Keywords:	Cognitive Modeling, Comparative Cognition, Mathematical Modeling, Process Models, Animal Minds
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science Specific Sciences > Psychology > Comparative Psychology and Ethology General Issues > Models and Idealization
Depositing User:	Mr. J.P. Gamboa
Date Deposited:	03 Jan 2024 20:52
Last Modified:	03 Jan 2024 20:52
Item ID:	22901
DOI or Unique Handle:	10.1017/psa.2023.168
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science Specific Sciences > Psychology > Comparative Psychology and Ethology General Issues > Models and Idealization
Date:	2024
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/22901

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