http://cogprints.org/545/
Challenging the Computational Metaphor: Implications for How We Think
This paper explores the role of the traditional computational metaphor in our thinking as computer scientists, its influence on epistemological styles, and its implications for our understanding of cognition. It proposes to replace the conventional metaphor--a sequence of steps--with the notion of a community of interacting entities, and examines the ramifications of such a shift on these various ways in which we think.
Stein, Lynn Andrea
Artificial Intelligence
Language
Dynamical Systems
Robotics
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Science
Lynn Andrea
Stein