Philosophers' Carnival #110
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Connectionism Need Not Be (Strongly) Associationistic
In a previous post, I briefly discussed the relationship between connectionism and associationism. Thanks in part to the helpful feedback I received, I have now revised the relevant section of the paper I am working on. I’d be interested in any additional comments or references that anyone might have. The text of the paper …
An AI Revival?
An interesting story in the NYT . I wonder what would happen if they gave Watson a huge corpus of philosophy texts. Would human philosophers be out of business?
How Do You Define Connectionism, and How Do You Relate Connectionism to Associationism?
Some people, usually classicists, stress assimilate connectionism to associationism. They do have a point: “connectionism” was historically introduced and popularized by authors, such as Thorndike and Hebb, who were closely linked to associationism. But as I explain in a recent review article it seems to me that the assimilation of connectionism to …
Philosophers' Carnival #109
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Experiment Month Initiative
The Experiment Month initiative, run by Yale Cognitive Science and funded by the APA, is a program designed to help philosophers, who would not otherwise be able to, conduct experimental studies. Those interested in suggesting experiments can send their study proposals to the Experiment Month staff. A team of philosophers …
Reading Group
Hi Brainers. I’m writing to again promote an online reading group. The last one, which was on Daniel Hutto’s “Folk Psychological Narratives,” was a fantastic success, and we’d like to continue doing such groups. The new subject is Tad Zawidzki’s manuscript, “Mindshaping: Linchpin of the Human Socio-Cognitive Syndrome,” which is …