Physical computation : a mechanistic account /

Computation permeates our world, but a satisfactory philosophical theory of what it is has been lacking. Gualtiero Piccinini presents a mechanistic account of what makes a physical system a computing system. He argues that computation does not entail representation or information-processing, althoug...

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Main Author:	Piccinini, Gualtiero
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Computer science > Philosophy. Philosophy and cognitive science. Informatique > Philosophie. Philosophie et sciences cognitives. COMPUTERS > Computer Literacy. COMPUTERS > Computer Science. COMPUTERS > Data Processing. COMPUTERS > Hardware > General. COMPUTERS > Information Technology. COMPUTERS > Machine Theory. COMPUTERS > Reference. Computer science > Philosophy Philosophy and cognitive science Electronic books.
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Summary:	Computation permeates our world, but a satisfactory philosophical theory of what it is has been lacking. Gualtiero Piccinini presents a mechanistic account of what makes a physical system a computing system. He argues that computation does not entail representation or information-processing, although information-processing entails computation.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780191633423 0191633429 9780191748158 0191748153