Green, Christopher D. (1998) The Thoroughly Modern Aristotle: Was He Really a Functionalist? [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)]
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Abstract
In recent years a debate has developed over whether Aristotle's theory of the psuchê is properly characterized as having been "functionalist" in the sense that contemporary computational cognitive scientists claim to be adherents of that position. It is argued here that there are indeed some similarities between Aristotle's theory and that of contemporary functionalists, but that the differences between them make it misleading, at best, for functionalists to look to Aristotle for ancient support. In particular, it is argued that Aristotle would not have -- indeed, specifically did not -- support the claim, central to functionalism, that the mind can, in principle, be transported from one body to another simply by instantiating in the new body some set of organizational properties that were instantiated in the old.
Item Type: | Journal (On-line/Unpaginated) |
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Keywords: | functionalism, Aristotle, philosophy, transportabilty, history |
Subjects: | Philosophy > Metaphysics Philosophy > Philosophy of Mind Philosophy > Philosophy of Science |
ID Code: | 1370 |
Deposited By: | Green, Christopher D. |
Deposited On: | 15 Mar 2001 |
Last Modified: | 11 Mar 2011 08:54 |
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