Doing without representing?
@article{Clark2005DoingWR, title={Doing without representing?}, author={Andy Clark and J. Toribio}, journal={Synthese}, year={2005}, volume={101}, pages={401-431} }
Connectionism and classicism, it generally appears, have at least this much in common: both place some notion of internal representation at the heart of a scientific study of mind. In recent years, however, a much more radical view has gained increasing popularity. This view calls into question the commitment to internal representation itself. More strikingly still, this new wave of anti-representationalism is rooted not in ‘armchair’ theorizing but in practical attempts to model and understand… CONTINUE READING
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