Implications of Connectionism for Thinking about Rules

@article{citeulike:2742625, abstract = {Although the "new connectionism" is causing a great stir in cognitive science and artificial intelligence, it has been difficult for people outside these fields to grasp. Through use of a concrete analogy, this article attempts to provide a nontechnical explanation of what connectionism is like and to show how it constitutes a radical alternative to the classical view of cognition based on implicit rules. 10.3102/0013189X020003010}, author = {Bereiter, C. A. R. L. }, citeulike-article-id = {2742625}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/0013189X020003010}, journal = {EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER}, keywords = {connectionism, knowledge, learning}, month = {April}, number = {3}, pages = {10--16}, posted-at = {2008-05-01 13:54:02}, priority = {2}, title = {Implications of Connectionism for Thinking about Rules}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/0013189X020003010}, volume = {20}, year = {1991} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2742625 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2742625 TI - Implications of Connectionism for Thinking about Rules JF - EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER VL - 20 IS - 3 SP - 10 EP - 16 N2 - Although the "new connectionism" is causing a great stir in cognitive science and artificial intelligence, it has been difficult for people outside these fields to grasp. Through use of a concrete analogy, this article attempts to provide a nontechnical explanation of what connectionism is like and to show how it constitutes a radical alternative to the classical view of cognition based on implicit rules. 10.3102/0013189X020003010 KW - connectionism KW - knowledge KW - learning AU - Bereiter, CARL PY - 1991/04/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/0013189X020003010 ER -