The Representational Penumbra. An examination of borderlines cases of representation

Jan 1, 2023
Manolo Martínez
Manolo Martínez
Philosophy

I am interested in the notions of information and representation in cognitive science and biology.

Publications

The Information-Processing Perspective on Categorization
Categorization behavior can be fruitfully analyzed in terms of the trade-off between as high as possible faithfulness in the …
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Gradualism, Bifurcation, and Fading Qualia
When reasoning about dependence relations, philosophers often rely on gradualist assumptions, according to which abrupt changes in a …
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The Experience of Dysmenorrhea
Dysmenorrhea, or menstrual pain, is regularly suffered by 45 to 95% of menstruating women. Despite its prevalence, and despite the …
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The informational profile of valence: The metasemantic argument for imperativism
Some mental states have valence—they are pleasant or unpleasant. According to imperativism, valence depends on imperative content, …
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Many-to-One Intentionalism
Intentionalism is the view that perceptual phenomenology depends on perceptual content. The aim of this paper is to make explicit an …
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