Biological action is situated
Cognition and language need to be interpreted biologically. The notion of representation is inadequate for this task. Cognition and thinking are best decribed as a history of "structural coupling" between an organism and its environmental niche.
Humberto Maturana (1970), as articulated by Terry Winograd & Fernando Flores (1986)
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Artificial Intelligence »Artificial Intelligence
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Can computers think? [1] »Can computers think? [1]
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Yes: physical symbol systems can think [3] »Yes: physical symbol systems can think [3]
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The Representationalist Assumption »The Representationalist Assumption
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The representational tradition is flawed »The representational tradition is flawed
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Biological action is situated
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Frog retinas don't process representations »Frog retinas don't process representations
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