The Functional Account of Computing Mechanisms (2003)
by
Gualtiero Piccinini
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@MISC{Piccinini03thefunctional,
author = {Gualtiero Piccinini},
title = {The Functional Account of Computing Mechanisms },
year = {2003}
}
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Abstract
This paper offers an account of what it is for a physical system to be a computing mechanism, namely a mechanism that performs computations. This account, which I call the functional account of computing mechanisms, can be used to individuate computing
