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Quote: computation and syntax are observer-relative; 0/1 depends on an interpretation
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the really deep problem [with cognitive science] is that syntax … is not just a sign that the processes … an interpretation from outside. … [p. 210] A physical state of a system is … [e.g., "0" or "1"] only relative to the assignment to that state of some … [p. 211] To understand this argument fully, it is … are observer relative. The expressions "mass," "gravitational attraction," … But the feature of being a chair or … to users and observers. … [p. 212] there is no way that computational cognitive … world. It is assigned relative to observers. Google-1 Google-2
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Quote: mass, gravitational attraction and molecule are intrinsic features of the world; the realm of natural science Quote: being a chair or a nice day for a picnic is an observer-relative feature Quote: cognitive science can never be a natural science since computation is observer-relative
Topic: what is truth (66 items)
Topic: computer as state machine (20 items)
Topic: identifying the user interface with the system (16 items)
Topic: physics (48 items)
Topic: empirical truth (44 items)
Topic: meaning by social context (33 items)
Topic: limitations of artificial intelligence and cognitive science (64 items)
Topic: computer as an intelligent agent (49 items)