computationalism

English

Etymology

From computational +‎ -ism.

Noun

computationalism (uncountable)

  1. (philosophy) The view that the human mind and/or brain is an information-processing system and that thinking is a form of computing.
    • 2019, Susan Schneider, Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind, Princeton University Press, page 23:
      Computationalism has become something like a research paradigm in cognitive science. That does not mean the brain has the architecture of a standard computer: It doesn't. Furthermore, the precise computational format of the brain is a matter of ongoing controversy. But nowadays computationalism has taken on a broader significance that involves describing the brain and its parts algorithmically.
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