國立高雄大學圖資館 |

Language: English

Back

Neural machinesa defense of non-representationalism in cognitive neuroscience /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Neural machinesby Matej Kohár.
Reminder of title:	a defense of non-representationalism in cognitive neuroscience /
Author:	Kohár, Matej.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2023.
Description:	ix, 198 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Cognitive neuroscience.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26746-8
ISBN:	9783031267468$q(electronic bk.)

Neural machinesa defense of non-representationalism in cognitive neuroscience /
Kohár, Matej.

Neural machinesa defense of non-representationalism in cognitive neuroscience /[electronic resource] :by Matej Kohár. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2023. - ix, 198 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - Studies in brain and mind,v. 222468-399X ;. - Studies in brain and mind ;v.6..

Introduction -- Part 1. Mechanisms -- Chapter 1. The New Mechanistic Theory of Explanation: a primer -- Chapter 2. Mechanistic explanatory texts -- Part 2. Representations -- Chapter 3. Representations and mechanisms do not mix -- Chapter 4. Indicator contents -- Chapter 5. Structural contents -- Chapter 6. Teleosemantics -- Part 3. Objections -- Chapter 7. The dual-explananda defence -- Chapter 8. The Pragmatic Necessity defence -- Part 4. Applications -- Chapter 9. Applications and future directions -- Conclusion.

In this book, Matej Kohar demonstrates how the new mechanistic account of explanation can be used to support a non-representationalist view of explanations in cognitive neuroscience, and therefore can bring new conceptual tools to the non-representationalist arsenal. Kohar focuses on the explanatory relevance of representational content in constitutive mechanistic explanations typical in cognitive neuroscience. The work significantly contributes to two areas of literature: 1) the debate between representationalism and non-representationalism, and 2) the literature on mechanistic explanation. Kohar begins with an introduction to the mechanistic theory of explanation, focusing on the analysis of mechanistic constitution as the basis of explanatory relevance in constitutive mechanistic explanation. He argues that any viable analysis of representational contents implies that content is not constitutively relevant to cognitive phenomena. The author also addresses objections against his argument and concludes with an examination of the consequences of his account for both traditional cognitive neuroscience and non-representationalist alternatives. This book is of interest to readers in philosophy of mind, cognitive science and neuroscience.

ISBN: 9783031267468$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-031-26746-8doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

193845
Cognitive neuroscience.

LC Class. No.: QP360.5

Dewey Class. No.: 612.8233

Neural machinesa defense of non-representationalism in cognitive neuroscience /
LDR:02834nmm a2200337 a 4500 001 643697
003 DE-He213
005 20230309202235.0
006 m d
007 cr nn 008maaau
008 231123s2023 sz s 0 eng d
020 $a 9783031267468$q(electronic bk.)
020 $a 9783031267451$q(paper)
024 7 $a 10.1007/978-3-031-26746-8 $2 doi
035 $a 978-3-031-26746-8
040 $a GP $c GP
041 0 $a eng
050 4 $a QP360.5
072 7 $a HPM $2 bicssc
072 7 $a PHI015000 $2 bisacsh
072 7 $a QDTM $2 thema
082 0 4 $a 612.8233 $2 23
090 $a QP360.5 $b .K79 2023
100 1 $a Kohár, Matej. $3 951565
245 1 0 $a Neural machines $h [electronic resource] : $b a defense of non-representationalism in cognitive neuroscience / $c by Matej Kohár.
260 $a Cham : $b Springer International Publishing : $b Imprint: Springer, $c 2023.
300 $a ix, 198 p. : $b ill., digital ; $c 24 cm.
490 1 $a Studies in brain and mind, $x 2468-399X ; $v v. 22
505 0 $a Introduction -- Part 1. Mechanisms -- Chapter 1. The New Mechanistic Theory of Explanation: a primer -- Chapter 2. Mechanistic explanatory texts -- Part 2. Representations -- Chapter 3. Representations and mechanisms do not mix -- Chapter 4. Indicator contents -- Chapter 5. Structural contents -- Chapter 6. Teleosemantics -- Part 3. Objections -- Chapter 7. The dual-explananda defence -- Chapter 8. The Pragmatic Necessity defence -- Part 4. Applications -- Chapter 9. Applications and future directions -- Conclusion.
520 $a In this book, Matej Kohar demonstrates how the new mechanistic account of explanation can be used to support a non-representationalist view of explanations in cognitive neuroscience, and therefore can bring new conceptual tools to the non-representationalist arsenal. Kohar focuses on the explanatory relevance of representational content in constitutive mechanistic explanations typical in cognitive neuroscience. The work significantly contributes to two areas of literature: 1) the debate between representationalism and non-representationalism, and 2) the literature on mechanistic explanation. Kohar begins with an introduction to the mechanistic theory of explanation, focusing on the analysis of mechanistic constitution as the basis of explanatory relevance in constitutive mechanistic explanation. He argues that any viable analysis of representational contents implies that content is not constitutively relevant to cognitive phenomena. The author also addresses objections against his argument and concludes with an examination of the consequences of his account for both traditional cognitive neuroscience and non-representationalist alternatives. This book is of interest to readers in philosophy of mind, cognitive science and neuroscience.
650 0 $a Cognitive neuroscience. $3 193845
650 0 $a Representation (Philosophy) $3 179817
650 1 4 $a Philosophy of Mind. $3 276634
650 2 4 $a Philosophy of Science. $3 277156
650 2 4 $a Neuroscience. $3 297547
710 2 $a SpringerLink (Online service) $3 273601
773 0 $t Springer Nature eBook
830 0 $a Studies in brain and mind ; $v v.6. $3 674978
856 4 0 $u https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26746-8
950 $a Religion and Philosophy (SpringerNature-41175)