BRAIN. Broad Research in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience, Vol 1, No 1 (2010)

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Connectionism vs. Computational Theory of Mind

Angel Garrido

Abstract


Usually, the problems in AI may be many times related to Philosophy of Mind, and perhaps because this reason may be in essence very disputable. So, for instance, the famous question: Can a machine think? It was proposed by Alan Turing [16]. And it may be the more decisive question, but for many people it would be a nonsense. So, two of the very fundamental and more confronted positions usually considered according this line include the Connectionism and the Computational Theory of Mind. We analyze here its content, with their past disputes, and current situation.


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