Questions for the dynamicist: The use of Dynamical Systems Theory in the philosophy of cognition

Minds and Machines

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 271-333

  Van Leeuwen, Marco ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chaos theory; Cognition; Connectionism; Dynamical Systems Theory; Explanatory gap; Neurophenomenology non reductive naturalism; R D theory

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

COGNITION; CONNECTIONISM; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS THEORY; EXPLANATORY GAP; NEUROPHENOMENOLOGY NON-REDUCTIVE NATURALISM; R& D THEORY;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 29344445206     PISSN: 09246495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11023-004-8339-2     Document Type: Article

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