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An appeal for liberalism, or why van Gelder's notion of a dynamical system is too narrow for cognitive science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 1998

Michael Wheeler
Affiliation:
Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3UD, United Kingdommichael.wheeler@psy.ox.ac.uk

Abstract

Van Gelder identifies the notion of a dynamical system with that of a quantitative system. According to an alternative view, a dynamical system is a state-determined system. This suggests a more profitable way to understand the roles of computation and dynamics in cognitive explanation.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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