Concept

Computational theory of mind

Overview

In philosophy of mind, the computational theory of mind (CTM), also known as computationalism, is a family of views that hold that the human mind is an information processing system and that cognition and consciousness together are a form of computation. It is closely related to functionalism, a broader theory that defines mental states by what they do rather than what they are made of.

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Philosophers who discussed Computational theory of mind

• John Searle
• Roger Penrose
• Jerry Fodor
• Steven Pinker
• Language of thought hypothesis
• Hilary Putnam
• John Lucas (philosopher)

Related ideas

• Cognition
• Mind–body problem
• Artificial intelligence
• Alan Turing
• John Searle
• Intentionality
• Functionalism (philosophy of mind)
• Mind
• Understanding
• Physicalism
• Roger Penrose
• Arrow of time
• Turing machine
• Jerry Fodor
• Steven Pinker
• Knowledge argument
• Gödel's incompleteness theorems
• Computation
• Cognitive psychology
• Abductive reasoning
• Chinese room
• Language of thought hypothesis
• Philosophy of mind
• Hilary Putnam

Place in the tradition

Part of Embodied cognition.

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