Physical Symbol System

Levels of Computation

Existence of symbolic description

The level of virtual machine

Semantically transparent system

Cognitive band

Time frame of computation: 10 milliseconds to 10 seconds

Intelligence as deliberative thought

Chinese room

Population of China

Micro functionalism

Can behavior really be encoded as set of rules?

Holistic similarity recognition

Bottomless richness of understanding

A.I. Solution: more reasoning or more explicit knowledge

Two quotes: p. 38-9

Are mental states multiply realizable?

Are details of implementation important?

Quote Minski, p. 40-1

The Seductive Allure of Physical-Symbol Systems

Folk Psychology

Jerry Fodor's Representational Theory of Mind

Paul Churchland's Objections to Folk Psychology

Daniel Dennett's Well Designed Machine and Intentional Stance

Content and Mental Representations

Real Patterns

Causes: ordinary, scattered, ungrounded

Counterfactuals