Re: computationalism and supervenience

From: 1Z <peterdjones.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 16:22:39 -0700

Brent Meeker wrote:



> That interpretation can be reduced to computation is implicit in computationalism.

The problem is that if you think all computation must be reduced to
interpretation
**as well**, you get circularity.

> The question is what, if anything, is unique about those computations that execute
> interpretation.

yes, for people who want to understand the mind computationally.
But it doesn't lead to everythingism.


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Received on Sat Sep 09 2006 - 19:23:36 PDT

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