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HOMUNCULUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-03-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- homunculus
1, record 1, English, homunculus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- little man 2, record 1, English, little%20man
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A little man, manikin artificially produced by an alchemist. 3, record 1, English, - homunculus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The homunculus(little man) is a traditional way of illustrating how the surface of the body is represented in the somatosensory cortex. Larger areas of the cortex are devoted to parts of the body that have greater sensitivity, such as the fingers and lips. 2, record 1, English, - homunculus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- homoncule
1, record 1, French, homoncule
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- homuncule 2, record 1, French, homuncule
correct, masculine noun
- homunculus 3, record 1, French, homunculus
correct, masculine noun
- petit homme 4, record 1, French, petit%20homme
correct, masculine noun
- petite créature 5, record 1, French, petite%20cr%C3%A9ature
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit être vivant à forme humaine que les alchimistes prétendaient fabriquer. 2, record 1, French, - homoncule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La stratégie de l'utilisation figurée d'homoncules, petites créatures habitant le cerveau et dont les activités conjointes composent l'activité d'un cerveau, est explorée en détail dans Brainstorm (Montgomery, Vt. : Bradford Books, 1978), de Daniel Dennett. Un article avait été précédemment écrit par F. Attneave sur ce même sujet; il s'agit de «In Defense of Homunculi», publié dans Sensory Communication (Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1960, pp. 777-782), de W. Rosenblith. Pour sa part, William Lycan soutient la cause des homoncules dans «Form, Function, and Feel», paru dans le Journal of Philosophy (vol. 78, (1), 1981, pp. 24-50). Cf. également «Rational Homunculi», de Ronald de Sousa, dans The Identities of Persons, de Rorty. 5, record 1, French, - homoncule
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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