Gładziejewski, Paweł and Miłkowski, Marcin (2017) Structural representations: causally relevant and different from detectors. [Preprint]
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Abstract
This paper centers around the notion that internal, mental representations are grounded in structural similarity, i.e., that they are so-called S-representations. We show how S-representations may be causally relevant and argue that they are distinct from mere detectors. First, using the neomechanist theory of explanation and the interventionist account of causal relevance, we provide a precise interpretation of the claim that in S-representations, structural similarity serves as a “fuel of success”, i.e., a relation that is exploitable for the representation using system. Then, we discuss crucial differences between S-representations and indicators or detectors, showing that—contrary to claims made in the literature—there is an important theoretical distinction to be drawn between the two.
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| Keywords: | S-representation, mental models, mental representation, antirepresentationalism, interventionism about causation, mechanistic explanation | |||||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Causation Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science General Issues > Explanation Specific Sciences > Neuroscience Specific Sciences > Psychology |
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| Depositing User: | Mr. Paweł Gładziejewski | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jan 2017 16:08 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 25 Jan 2017 16:08 | |||||||||
| Item ID: | 12774 | |||||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Causation Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science General Issues > Explanation Specific Sciences > Neuroscience Specific Sciences > Psychology |
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| Date: | 2017 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12774 |
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