Computationism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Computationism is a noun meaning (philosophy) Synonym of computationalism.
Meaning
(philosophy) Synonym of computationalism.
Example Sentences
Although computers are a twentieth-century invention, computationism is much older, descending from Newton's contemporary Leibniz (and, arguably, more remotely from the Pythagoreans). It holds that everything is rationally intelligible only so far as it instantiates mathematical rules and ratios. As understood by Leibniz and his followers, computationism was explicitly hostile to all versions of materialism.
Synonyms for computationism
Depending on context, synonyms include computationalism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include computationist, computationalism, computationalist, metacomputation, computionality, formalism.
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