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Waking up from the Boolean Dream or Subcognition as Computation. Douglas Hofsteadter Ch 26 in Metamagical Themas (1985). Cognition as Computation?. Searle: never Chinese Room argument Simon, Newell: nearly Production systems, Lisp objects Hofsteadter In principle, but not close
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Waking up from the Boolean DreamorSubcognition as Computation Douglas Hofsteadter Ch 26 in Metamagical Themas (1985)
Cognition as Computation? • Searle: never • Chinese Room argument • Simon, Newell: nearly • Production systems, Lisp objects • Hofsteadter • In principle, but not close • Metaphor is off
The nature of symbols • Graded • Contextual • Analogical • Active • Emergent