An appeal for liberalism, or why Van gelder's notion of a dynamical system is too narrow for cognitive science

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 21 (5):653-654 (1998)
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Van Gelder identifies the notion of a dynamical system with that of a quantitative system. According to an alternative view, a dynamical system is a state-determined system. This suggests a more profitable way to understand the roles of computation and dynamics in cognitive explanation.

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