Peter Carruthers
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- January 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780199207077
- eISBN:
- 9780191708909
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199207077.003.0001
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind
This chapter lays out the main arguments supporting massive modularity and explicates the notion of ‘module’ that those arguments support (which is significantly weaker than on Fodor’s influential ...
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This chapter lays out the main arguments supporting massive modularity and explicates the notion of ‘module’ that those arguments support (which is significantly weaker than on Fodor’s influential account). It argues that modularity is a property of biological systems quite generally, and of animal minds in particular. It also defends the viability of evolutionary psychology as a scientific research program. The chapter criticizes Fodor’s argument that encapsulated forms of modularity are a requirement of computational tractability, arguing that the latter can be assured through the use of various kinds of cognitive heuristic.Less
This chapter lays out the main arguments supporting massive modularity and explicates the notion of ‘module’ that those arguments support (which is significantly weaker than on Fodor’s influential account). It argues that modularity is a property of biological systems quite generally, and of animal minds in particular. It also defends the viability of evolutionary psychology as a scientific research program. The chapter criticizes Fodor’s argument that encapsulated forms of modularity are a requirement of computational tractability, arguing that the latter can be assured through the use of various kinds of cognitive heuristic.
Ailsa Land, Susan Powell, and Richard Steinberg
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- August 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780262033428
- eISBN:
- 9780262302920
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262033428.003.0007
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Technology and Society
In this chapter, an iterative combinatorial auction procedure called Progressive Adaptive User Selection Environment (PAUSE) that was proposed by Frank Kelly and Richard Steinberg, is presented. In ...
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In this chapter, an iterative combinatorial auction procedure called Progressive Adaptive User Selection Environment (PAUSE) that was proposed by Frank Kelly and Richard Steinberg, is presented. In this procedure, which progresses in stages, the auctioneer does not face the winner determination problem as the responsibility and burden of evaluating a combinatorial bid is transferred to the bidder who is making the bid. The PAUSE procedure, which is conducted in two stages and in an environment similar to the Adaptive User Selection Mechanism (AUSM) of Banks, is a progressive mechanism as it is equipped with features called computational tractability, transparency, and envy-freeness. The chapter also focuses on bidder behavior under PAUSE by presenting a case of two-item combinatorial auction and a specific pattern of valuations.Less
In this chapter, an iterative combinatorial auction procedure called Progressive Adaptive User Selection Environment (PAUSE) that was proposed by Frank Kelly and Richard Steinberg, is presented. In this procedure, which progresses in stages, the auctioneer does not face the winner determination problem as the responsibility and burden of evaluating a combinatorial bid is transferred to the bidder who is making the bid. The PAUSE procedure, which is conducted in two stages and in an environment similar to the Adaptive User Selection Mechanism (AUSM) of Banks, is a progressive mechanism as it is equipped with features called computational tractability, transparency, and envy-freeness. The chapter also focuses on bidder behavior under PAUSE by presenting a case of two-item combinatorial auction and a specific pattern of valuations.
