Buechner, Jeff. <br/><br/>
Gödel, Putnam, and Functionalism :  A New Reading of 'Representation and Reality'. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (357 pages) 
 - A Bradford Book Series .
 - A Bradford Book Series .
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1  Putnam's Use of Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems to Refute Computational Functionalism -- 2  Putnam's Bombshell: The Gödelian Argument in ''Reflexive Reflections'' -- 3  Universal Realization of Computation: Putnam's Triviality Argument -- 4  Putnam's Triviality Theorem and Universal Physical Computation -- 5  Searle on Triviality and the Subjective Nature of Computation -- 6  There Are Infinitely Many Computational Realizations of an Arbitrary Intentional State -- 7  Against Local Computational Reduction: The EQUIVALENCE Argument -- 8  Rational Interpretation, Synonymy Determination, and EQUIVALENCE -- 9  The Question of the Nonformalizability of SD, Coreferentiality Decisions, and the Family of Notions: Rational Interpretation1, General Intelligence, and Reasonable Reasoning -- Notes -- Index. 
<br/><br/> The first systematic examination of Hilary Putnam's arguments against computational functionalism challenges each of Putnam's main arguments. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780262269513 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Gödel, Kurt.<br/>Putnam, Hilary. -- Representation and reality.<br/>Realism.<br/>Functionalism (Psychology).<br/>Mind-brain identity theory.<br/>Computers.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>B835.B865 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>152.4