Mental reality in cognitive cience

Authors

  • Nicolas Medina Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rinvp.v13i1.3747

Keywords:

mind-body interaction, mental causality, intentionality, representational mind, symbolic-computational representation, propositional attitudes, Turing machine, Church-Turing thesis

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to show the objective nature of the mind describing their natural properties that should have causal powers to make an impact on physicals organisms. Arguments of this paper follow the cognitive view that recognize the mind as a symbolic representational and computational entity, defended by Jerry Fodor.

Author Biography

  • Nicolas Medina, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
    Docente Principal de la Facultad de Psicología de la UNMSM.

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Published

2010-07-15

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Section

Artículos originales de ensayo y/o investigación teórica

How to Cite

Medina, N. (2010). Mental reality in cognitive cience. Revista De Investigación En Psicología, 13(1), 209-220. https://doi.org/10.15381/rinvp.v13i1.3747