One of the central problems in the philosophy of psychology is an updated version of the
mind-body problem: how levels of theories in the behavioural and brain sciences relate to …

The English verb 'reduce'derives from the Latin 'reducere', whose literal meaning 'to bring
back', informs its metaphorical use in philosophy. If one asserts that the mental reduces to …

Over the past decade or so Patricia and Paul Churchland have made major contributions to
philosophical treatments of intertheoretic reduction in science. The historic importance of this …

In this paper, the concept of context-dependent realisation of mental models is introduced
and discussed. Literature from neuroscience is discussed showing that different types of …

A number of influences have combined to make reductionism an unpopula position in recent
philosophy of mind and psychology. Davidson's Principle of the Anomalousness of the …

This paper does two things. Firstly, it clarifies the way that phenomenological data is meant
to constrain cognitive science according to enactivist thinkers. Secondly, it points to …

In Psychoneural Reduction: The New Wave, John Bickle presents his most recent ideas from
the" new wave" school of reductive materialism. After presenting Bickle'saccount of …

The purpose of this research is to develop an effective task assignment algorithm for multiple
unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) to reacquaint multiple targets. This algorithm is …

This paper focuses on relationships between agent models and their physical realisations.
Approaches on reduction from philosophical literature are analysed in a formalised manner …

Assume that water reduces to H 2 O. If so, water is identical to H 2 O (according to one
interpretation of the term 'reduction'). At the same time, if water reduces to H 2 O, then H 2 O …