The Algebraic Mind
Integrating Connectionism and Cognitive Science
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- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
24 January 2003
Summary
In The Algebraic Mind, Gary Marcus attempts to integrate two theories about how the mind works, one that says that the mind is a computer-like manipulator of symbols, and another that says that the mind is a large network of neurons working together in parallel. Resisting the conventional wisdom that says that if the mind is a large neural network it cannot simultaneously be a manipulator of symbols, Marcus outlines a variety of ways in which neural systems could be organized so as to manipul…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262632683 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262632683 |
| Author: | Gary F. Marcus |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bradford Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 24 January 2003 |
| Weight: | 363g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 11mm |
| Series: | Learning, Development, and Conceptual Change |
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“In The Algebraic Mind, Marcus dives into the difficult waters of the connectionist-symbolic debate.” Kenneth J. Kurtz Cognitive Sciences Society Newsletter
In The Algebraic Mind, Marcus dives into the difficult waters of the connectionist-symbolic debate.
– Kenneth J. Kurtz * Cognitive Sciences Society Newsletter *About The Author
Gary F. Marcus
Gary F. Marcus is Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University.
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