Coelho Mollo, Dimitri and Vernazzani, Alfredo (2024) Frames of Discovery and the Formats of Cognitive Representation. [Preprint]
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Abstract
Research on the nature and varieties of the format of cognitive representations in
philosophy and cognitive science have been partly shaped by analogies to external, public
representations. In this paper, we argue that relying on such analogies contributes to framing
the question of cognitive formats in problematic, potentially counterproductive ways. We show
that cognitive and public representations differ in many of their central features, making
analogies to public representations ill-suited to improving our understanding of cognitive
formats. We illustrate these points by examining two case studies in which analogies to public
representations may have had a negative impact on research: the 80’s-90’s debate about
compositionality and cognitive architecture between symbolicists and connectionists; and
contemporary discussions about the nature of visual demonstratives. Finally, we outline an
alternative, computational account of formats that does not share the shortcomings of appeal
to public representations.
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| Keywords: | Representational Formats; Cognitive Representation; Language of Thought; Computation | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Computation Specific Sciences > Artificial Intelligence Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Concepts and Representations Specific Sciences > Artificial Intelligence > Machine Learning |
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| Depositing User: | Dimitri Coelho Mollo | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 03 Dec 2024 13:10 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 03 Dec 2024 13:10 | |||||||||
| Item ID: | 24338 | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Computation Specific Sciences > Artificial Intelligence Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Concepts and Representations Specific Sciences > Artificial Intelligence > Machine Learning |
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| Date: | November 2024 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24338 |
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