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Analog mental representation
Author(s) -
Beck Jacob
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
wiley interdisciplinary reviews: cognitive science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.526
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1939-5086
pISSN - 1939-5078
DOI - 10.1002/wcs.1479
Subject(s) - numerosity adaptation effect , mental representation , representation (politics) , meaning (existential) , perception , cognition , psychology , cognitive science , epistemology , cognitive psychology , philosophy , psychotherapist , neuroscience , politics , political science , law
Over the past 50 years, philosophers and psychologists have perennially argued for the existence of analog mental representations of one type or another. This study critically reviews a number of these arguments as they pertain to three different types of mental representation: perceptual representations, imagery representations, and numerosity representations. Along the way, careful consideration is given to the meaning of “analog” presupposed by these arguments for analog mental representation, and to open avenues for future research. This article is categorized under: Philosophy > Foundations of Cognitive Science Philosophy > Representation Philosophy > Psychological Capacities