表征论与动力系统理论之争中的表征饥饿问题

The Problem of "Representation-hunger"in the Debate Between Representationalism and Dynamic System Theory

当前认知科学的主流研究范式已经从离身认知转向具身认知。然而表征主义者一直试图尝试挽回表征在认知科学中的地位与作用,其中最具代表性的思潮便是表征饥饿问题。尽管有批评者认为表征饥饿概念模糊,并试图用新的研究范式,如动力系统理论(DST)来解释表征饥饿现象,但表征主义者依然尝试把DST纳入表征系统,将认知过程看成一个具有多层次、整体性、动态性、协同性特征的反馈控制系统,是一个由非表征、适度表征、完全表征、表征饥饿构成的统一体,而不是严格的二元式对立来进行回应。因而由于表征饥饿问题的存在,彻底取消表征仍然是存疑的。

At present,the mainstream research paradigm of cognitive science has shifted from disembodied cognition to embodied cognition.However,representationists have been trying to restore the status and role of representation in cognitive science,among which the most representative trend of thought is representation-hungry challenge(RHC).Although some critics believe that this concept is too vague and try to explain the representation-hungry phenomenon with new research paradigms,such as dynamic systems theory(DST),representationists still seek to integrate DST into representationism and regard the cognitive process as a feedback control system with multi-level,integral,dynamic and collaborative characteristics,which is a continuum composed of non-representation,moderate representation,full-blooded representation and representational hunger,rather than a dichnotomy.Therefore,because of RHC,it is still doubtful to completely cancel the representationism,which is still of significance in cognitive science.