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A DIALOGUE CONCERNING TWO WORLD SYSTEMS: INFO-COMPUTATIONAL VS. MECHANISTIC

Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic, Vincent C. Müller

WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks June 1, 2011 DOI: 10.1142/9789814295482_0006 (opens in new tab)

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Key points The authors examine whether "info-computationalist naturalism" and its "pancomputationalism" can replace the mechanistic world system, proposing that the paradigm's value depends on developing an adequate notion of computing and on whether it can ground the world's basic causal structure and reinvigorate computationalism in the philosophy of mind.

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The dialogue develops arguments for and against adopting a new world system, info-computationalist naturalism, that is poised to replace the traditional mechanistic world system. We try to figure out what the info-computational paradigm would mean, in particular its pancomputationalism. We make some steps towards developing the notion of computing that is necessary here, especially in relation to traditional notions. We investigate whether pancomputationalism can possibly provide the basic causal structure to the world, whether the overall research programme appears productive and whether it can revigorate computationalism in the philosophy of mind.

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