La metáfora computacional y la delimitación al ámbito representativo en las ciencias cognitivas

Abstract

The comparison of the human body with the machine is an ancient matter and it has contained more attention from the Cartesian Physics for its dualism mind-body. In this article, we analyze the historical process for which the cognitive Philosophers have finished using methodically the computer as model for their comprehension of the human mind. Also we study how they have realized their methodical delimiting to the representative area, and the cognitive earnings that both methods have provided to them.

Keywords

• Mente
• computadora
• metáfora
• representación
• ciencias cognitivas
• epistemología
• filosofía.