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Article #8268Re: Confusion symbols and representations
From: Clifford Johnson
Date: Wed, 03 May 1989 23:36
Date: Wed, 03 May 1989 23:36
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In article <5620@xyzzy.UUCP>, usenet@xyzzy.UUCP (Usenet Administration) writes: >> [..A..] direct [..causal..] relationship is what I mean by "represent". >> The level >> of the alcohol in a thermometer "represents" temperature. The "40" printed >> next to the alcohol column "symbolizes" a quantity. > >Given this, I contend that computers represent the world around them >every bit as much as humans do. To step further into the infinite regress of mirrors that comprise "authentic" forms of (direct) representation, I would further contend that a person can represent a computer -- and indeed does so when his actions are driven by rules based on computer output.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!purdue!decwrl!shelby!lindy!news From: GA.CJJ@forsythe.stanford.edu (Clifford Johnson) Newsgroups: comp.ai Subject: Re: Confusion symbols and representations Message-ID: <2981@lindy.Stanford.EDU> Date: 3 May 89 23:36:37 GMT Sender: news@lindy.Stanford.EDU (News Service) Distribution: usa Lines: 14