The implications for understanding high-level cognition of a grounding in elementary adaptive systems
- 24 August 2005
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- p. 312-317
- https://doi.org/10.1109/fpa.1994.636114
Abstract
There is a certain tendency to consider that, whereas approaches based on artificial life may be appropriate for lower-level cognition, the computational theory of mind based primarily on the manipulation of symbolic representations is the only possible approach to high-level cognition. This article contests that view, and argues that an approach to cognition rooted in elementary living organisms leads to a radically new understanding of phenomena such as communication, representation, intentional action and language.Keywords
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