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Article #256Re: Theories of meaning not relying solely on symbolic representation
From: Chris Malcolm
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 17:22
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 17:22
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In article <1992Nov13.100925.2924@news.Hawaii.Edu> lee@Hawaii.Edu (Greg Lee) writes: >Paraphrases are expressions that mean the >same thing, so there must be a thing that they mean, and once we've >found it, we'll know why they are paraphrases. Reification rides again! Why must there be such a thing? Why could not paraphrases be identifiable simply by a certain kind of transformation capable of turning one into another? -- Chris Malcolm cam@uk.ac.ed.aifh +44 (0)31 650 3085 Department of Artificial Intelligence, Edinburgh University 5 Forrest Hill, Edinburgh, EH1 2QL, UK DoD #205
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ornl!rsg1.er.usgs.gov!darwin.sura.net!spool.mu.edu!agate!doc.ic.ac.uk!uknet!edcastle!cam From: cam@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm) Newsgroups: sci.cognitive,sci.philosophy.tech,sci.lang Subject: Re: Theories of meaning not relying solely on symbolic representation Message-ID: <28179@castle.ed.ac.uk> Date: 15 Nov 92 17:22:12 GMT References: <1992Nov11.153723.16796@news.unige.ch> <1992Nov13.100925.2924@news.Hawaii.Edu> Organization: Edinburgh University Lines: 13