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Encodingism is not just a bad metaphor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2019

Robert Mirski Open the ORCID record for Robert Mirski [Opens in a new window]  and
Mark H. Bickhard
Robert Mirski
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The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, 20-950Lublin, Polandrobertmirski@kul.lublin.plhttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robert_Mirski Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA18015. mhb0@lehigh.eduhttps://www.lehigh.edu/~mhb0/mhb0.html
Mark H. Bickhard
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Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA18015. mhb0@lehigh.eduhttps://www.lehigh.edu/~mhb0/mhb0.html
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Abstract

Brette's criticism of the coding metaphor focuses on its presence in neurosciences. We argue that this problematic view, which we call “encodingism,” is pernicious in any model of cognition that adopts it. We discuss some of the more specific problems it begets and then elaborate on Brette's action-based alternative to the coding framework.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e237
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