Número 22 - 2002
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The Computational Metaphor and the Delimitation of the Representative Realm in Cognitive Sciences

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  • Juan A. Moreno
Juan A. Moreno
Universidad Panamericana
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21555/top.v22i1.303

Published 2013-11-28

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Moreno, J. A. (2013). The Computational Metaphor and the Delimitation of the Representative Realm in Cognitive Sciences. Tópicos, Revista De Filosofía, 22(1), 55–69. https://doi.org/10.21555/top.v22i1.303
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Abstract

The comparison of human body with machines is an ancient matter and it has acquired more attention since the Cartesian physics due to its mind-body dualism. In this article we analyze the historical process by which the cognitive philosophers have ended up methodically using the computer as a model for them to understand human mind. Furthermore, we study how they have built their methodological delimitations within the representative area, and the cognitive benefits both methods have provided them.

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