Summary The Computational Theory of Mind says that the mind is a computing system. It
has a long history going back to the idea that thought is a kind of computation. Its modern …

Computing systems are everywhere today. Even the brain is thought to be a sort of
computing system. But what does it mean to say that a given organ or system computes …

The semantic view of computation is the claim that semantic properties play an essential role
in the individuation of physical computing systems such as laptops and brains. The main …

In The Physical Signature of Computation, Neal Anderson and Gualtiero Piccinini articulate
and defend the robust mapping account--the most systematic, rigorous, and comprehensive …

I articulate and defend a new theory of what it is for a physical system to implement an
abstract computational model. According to my descriptivist theory, a physical system …

This paper makes a novel linkage between the multiple-computations theorem in philosophy
of mind and Landauer's principle in physics. The multiple-computations theorem implies that …

The introduction of the concept of computation in cognitive science is discussed in this
article. Computationalism is usually introduced as an empirical hypothesis that can be …

Does the assumption of a weak form of computational functionalism, according to which the
right form of neural computation is sufficient for consciousness, entail that a digital …

This paper introduces a category theory-based framework to redefine physical computing in
light of advancements in quantum computing and non-standard computing systems. By …

Might future developments in artificial intelligence (AI) lead to the creation of artificial
consciousness? Some believe that large language models and other AI systems will at best …