Question 5: What is an interface problem? Consider one case in which an interface problem arises. How could the problem be solved?
Hints
Check the glossary entry on interface problem.
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Reading
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Further Reading
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Glossary
interface problem : An interface problem may arise when two kinds of representation sometimes non-accidentally
match: the problem is to explain how such matches are possible.
References
Balleine, B., & Dickinson, A. (1998). Consciousnes - the inferface between affect and cognition. In J. Cornwell (Ed.), Consciousness and human identity. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Burnston, D. C. (2017). Interface problems in the explanation of action. Philosophical Explorations, 20(2), 242–258. https://doi.org/10.1080/13869795.2017.1312504
Butterfill, S. A., & Sinigaglia, C. (2014). Intention and motor representation in purposive action. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 88(1), 119–145. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1933-1592.2012.00604.x
Jackendoff, R. (1996). The architecture of the linguistic-spatial interface. In P. Bloom, M. A. Peterson, L. Nadel, & M. F. Garrett (Eds.), Language and space (pp. 1–30). Cambridge, MA, US: The MIT Press.
Mylopoulos, M., & Pacherie, E. (2016). Intentions and Motor Representations: The Interface Challenge. Review of Philosophy and Psychology, 8, 317–336. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13164-016-0311-6
Mylopoulos, M., & Pacherie, E. (2019). Intentions: The dynamic hierarchical model revisited. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 10(2), e1481. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1481
Shepherd, J. (2019). Skilled Action and the Double Life of Intention. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 98(2), 286–305. https://doi.org/10.1111/phpr.12433