"Historian of science Philip Mirowski calls this literal belief in computation one of the defining characteristics of a “cyborg science,” a science that does not use the computer as an analogy but which uses it as a simulacrum of the object of study. For example, Howard Gardner, in his overview and introduction to cognitive sciences, states that one of the paramount features of cognitive science is this belief: There is the faith that central to any understanding of the human mind is the electronic computer. Not only are computers indispensable for carrying out studies of various sorts, but, more crucially, the computer also serves as the most viable model of how the human mind functions."
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Sack, Warren. “Memory.” Software Studies: A Lexicon. Ed. Fuller, Matthew. Leonardo. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2008. 184-93. (via carvalhais)
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