Thoughts on Architecture
This is an incremental theoretical analysis that refines conceptual distinctions for researchers in cognitive science and architecture studies.
The article examines the evolution of the term 'architecture' from its origins in Greek and applications in buildings and computers to its use in cognitive science, proposing a unified definition and re-evaluating key issues in cognitive architectures.
The term architecture has evolved considerably from its original Greek roots and its application to buildings and computers to its more recent manifestation for minds. This article considers lessons from this history, in terms of a set of relevant distinctions introduced at each of these stages and a definition of architecture that spans all three, and a reconsideration of three key issues from cognitive architectures for architectures in general and cognitive architectures more particularly.