title: The complex systems approach: rhetoric or revolution.
abstract: The complex systems approach (CSA) to characterizing cognitive function is purported to underlie a conceptual and methodological revolution by its proponents. I examine one central claim from each of the contributed papers and argue that the provided examples do not justify calls for radical change in how we do cognitive science. Instead, I note how currently available approaches in ''standard'' cognitive science are adequate (or even more appropriate) for understanding the CSA provided examples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. celiasmith@uwaterloo.ca
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eliasmith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003071:Cognition; D019336:Cognitive Science / Q000379:methods*; D003142:Communication; D003243:Consciousness; D017709:Fractals; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D013060:Speech