Information and mechanical models of intelligence

Abstract

The impact of new advanced technology on issues that concern meaningful information and its relation to studies of intelligence constitutes the main topic of the present paper. The advantages, disadvantages and implications of the synthetic methodology developed by cognitive scientists, according to which mechanical models of the mind, such as computer simulations or selforganizing robots, may provide good explanatory tools to investigate cognition, are discussed. A difficulty with this methodology is pointed out, namely the use of meaningless information to explain intelligent behavior that incorporates meaningful information. In this context, it is inquired what are the contributions of cognitive science to contemporary studies of intelligent behavior and how technology may play a role in the analysis of the relationships established by organisms in their natural and social environments.

O paradigma da complexidade e a ética informacional

“…A tese mecanicista da mente proposta por Turing teve um impacto significativo na Filosofia, dando início a denominada "virada informacional na Filosofia" (ADAMS, 2003;GONZALEZ;ADAMS e MORAES, 2010). Esta virada constituiu um cenário filosófico em torno do conceito de informação, dada a aproximação entre os estudos da Filosofia e da Ciência, promovendo uma discussão interdisciplinar acerca das naturezas ontológica e epistemológica da informação, além da reinterpretação de problemas filosóficos tradicionais a partir da perspectiva informacional.…”