[Wittrs] Cognition in Action: Erik Myin at Milan University (April 18, 2011)
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- Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:30:21 -0700 (PDT)
... not sure if anyone has seen this site:
http://neurophilosophy.unimi.it/
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Subject: Cognition in Action: Erik Myin at Milan University (April 18, 2011)
COGNITION IN ACTION LECTURE SERIES
Computation in Action
by
Erik Myin
(Universiteit Antwerpen)
Monday April 18, at 4.30 pm
Room 104
University of Milan, via Festa del Perdono 3
Abstract
In this talk, I contrast the idea of computation as an overt activity of a
person, as when someone calculates on a blackboard, with the idea of
computation
as inner activity that can be carried out by neurons or neural networks. I
argue
that the active notion is fundamental, both in a logical and a historical
sense.
That is, Turingâ??s concept of mechanical computation was derived from the idea
of
active computation, and the latter remains necessary to make sense of the
former. It follows from all this, so I will argue, that the concept of inner
computation, as allegedly carried out by neurons or neural networks, has a much
more restricted range of application than usually assumed. Then I turn to the
question whether the notion of active computation can be applied beyond its
paradigmatic context or norm-bound symbol manipulation, to perception. Can
persons be said to compute three-dimensional depth by moving their eyes, heads
and bodies? Finally, I address the question whether and in what sense overt
computational activity whether can be â??internalizedâ??, for example when a
person
performs mental arithmetic.
More info: http://neurophilosophy.unimi.it/
Corrado Sinigaglia
Department of Philosophy
University of Milan
via Festa del Perdono 7
20122 Milano - Italy
e-mail corrado.sinigaglia@xxxxxxxx
http://dipartimento.filosofia.unimi.it/index.php/corrado-sinigaglia/
http://neurophilosophy.unimi.ithttp://moregeometrico.unimi.it
CenSes Institute of Philosophy, School for Advanced Study, University of London
http://censeproject.wordpress.com/
Review of Philosophy and Psychology
http://www.springerlink.com/content/121596/
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