Hugh Clapin (1998) Information is not Representation
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Psycoloquy 9(64): Information is not Representation
INFORMATION IS NOT REPRESENTATION
Commentary on Markman-Dietrich on Representation-Mediation
Hugh Clapin
School of Philosophy,
The University of Sydney
Sydney 2006
Australia
http://www.arts.su.edu.au/Arts/departs/philos/clapin/index.html
Hugh.Clapin@philosophy.usyd.edu.au
Abstract
Markman & Dietrich's proposed minimal notion of
representation -- information-carrying "mediating states" -- won't
work because not all representations carry information about their
contents.
Keywords
compositionality, computation, connectionism, discrete
states, dynamic Systems, explanation, information, meaning,
mediating states, representation, rules, semantic Content symbols
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