Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Abstract Connectionist and computationalist theories are contrasted in many ways in the literatur... more Abstract Connectionist and computationalist theories are contrasted in many ways in the literature. Extremely common among these contrasts are distinctions that in various ways involve rules. For example, connectionist models are not supposed to use explicit rules where computationalist models do. Connectionist models are said to use soft rules, or soft constraints, where computationalist models do not. The authors believe that, while the distinctions that have been offered in the literature make sense, they do not serve to ...
When we experience the world (open our eyes, smell the roses, touch the steering wheel), we come ... more When we experience the world (open our eyes, smell the roses, touch the steering wheel), we come into contact with the world. On one end of this relation is the mental state, the experience. On other end are the objects, events experienced. Though we shall often use examples from vision because of its dominance as a sensory modality, what we say will apply to all senses. If experiences are on one end of this relation, what is on the other end? We will defend the view that when the experiences are veridical and of the world, the world itself is on the other end. The alternative would be some events caused by the world, perhaps in the mind, but not the world itself. So on the view we want to defend, experiencing the world is a two-placed relation. On the view we will reject, experiencing the world is at least a three-placed relation and the world itself (its objects, properties) is never the direct object of perception. We will reply to several objections to the two-placed view of “di...
... Article Narrow Content: Fodor's Folly" FRED ADAMS, DAVID DREBUSHENKO, GARY FULLER A... more ... Article Narrow Content: Fodor's Folly" FRED ADAMS, DAVID DREBUSHENKO, GARY FULLER AND ROBERT STECKER ... On the one hand, he claims that narrow individuation of mental states is accomplished without regard to truth, reference, or other semantic proper-ties. ...
Abstract: In this paper we defend a direct reference theory of names. We maintain that the meanin... more Abstract: In this paper we defend a direct reference theory of names. We maintain that the meaning of a name is its bearer. In the case of vacuous names, there is no bearer and they have no meaning. We develop a unified theory of names such that one theory applies to names whether they occur within or outside fiction. Hence, we apply our theory to sentences containing names within fiction, sentences about fiction or sentences making comparisons across fictions. We then defend our theory against objections and compare our view to the views of Currie, Walton, and others.
... We accept Yagisawa's reformulation of the Floyd Problem, but not his conclusion.... more ... We accept Yagisawa's reformulation of the Floyd Problem, but not his conclusion. We think Schiffer is still wrong and that Yagisawa's reformu-See Jerry Fodor, Psychosemantics (Cambridge, Mass.: MIT/Bradford, 1987), and A Theory of Content and Other Essays (Cambridge ...
Connectionist and computationalist theories are contrasted in many ways in the literature. Extrem... more Connectionist and computationalist theories are contrasted in many ways in the literature. Extremely common among these contrasts are distinctions that in various ways involve rules. For example, connectionist models are not supposed to use explicit rules where computationalist models do. Connectionist models are said to use soft rules, or soft constraints, where computationalist models do not. The authors believe that, while the distinctions that have been offered in the literature make sense, they do not serve to ...
Debates concerning the relative merits of programming languages and connectionist networks freque... more Debates concerning the relative merits of programming languages and connectionist networks frequently discuss the role of rules in the different computational devices (Fodor & Pylyshyn, 1988; Gasser & Lee, chap. this volume; Morgan & Tienson, 1988, 1990; Lachter & Bever, 1988; Pinker & Prince, 1988; Rumelhart & McClelland, 1986a, 1986b). Among the specific questions that arise are
Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Abstract Connectionist and computationalist theories are contrasted in many ways in the literatur... more Abstract Connectionist and computationalist theories are contrasted in many ways in the literature. Extremely common among these contrasts are distinctions that in various ways involve rules. For example, connectionist models are not supposed to use explicit rules where computationalist models do. Connectionist models are said to use soft rules, or soft constraints, where computationalist models do not. The authors believe that, while the distinctions that have been offered in the literature make sense, they do not serve to ...
When we experience the world (open our eyes, smell the roses, touch the steering wheel), we come ... more When we experience the world (open our eyes, smell the roses, touch the steering wheel), we come into contact with the world. On one end of this relation is the mental state, the experience. On other end are the objects, events experienced. Though we shall often use examples from vision because of its dominance as a sensory modality, what we say will apply to all senses. If experiences are on one end of this relation, what is on the other end? We will defend the view that when the experiences are veridical and of the world, the world itself is on the other end. The alternative would be some events caused by the world, perhaps in the mind, but not the world itself. So on the view we want to defend, experiencing the world is a two-placed relation. On the view we will reject, experiencing the world is at least a three-placed relation and the world itself (its objects, properties) is never the direct object of perception. We will reply to several objections to the two-placed view of “di...
... Article Narrow Content: Fodor's Folly" FRED ADAMS, DAVID DREBUSHENKO, GARY FULLER A... more ... Article Narrow Content: Fodor's Folly" FRED ADAMS, DAVID DREBUSHENKO, GARY FULLER AND ROBERT STECKER ... On the one hand, he claims that narrow individuation of mental states is accomplished without regard to truth, reference, or other semantic proper-ties. ...
Abstract: In this paper we defend a direct reference theory of names. We maintain that the meanin... more Abstract: In this paper we defend a direct reference theory of names. We maintain that the meaning of a name is its bearer. In the case of vacuous names, there is no bearer and they have no meaning. We develop a unified theory of names such that one theory applies to names whether they occur within or outside fiction. Hence, we apply our theory to sentences containing names within fiction, sentences about fiction or sentences making comparisons across fictions. We then defend our theory against objections and compare our view to the views of Currie, Walton, and others.
... We accept Yagisawa's reformulation of the Floyd Problem, but not his conclusion.... more ... We accept Yagisawa's reformulation of the Floyd Problem, but not his conclusion. We think Schiffer is still wrong and that Yagisawa's reformu-See Jerry Fodor, Psychosemantics (Cambridge, Mass.: MIT/Bradford, 1987), and A Theory of Content and Other Essays (Cambridge ...
Connectionist and computationalist theories are contrasted in many ways in the literature. Extrem... more Connectionist and computationalist theories are contrasted in many ways in the literature. Extremely common among these contrasts are distinctions that in various ways involve rules. For example, connectionist models are not supposed to use explicit rules where computationalist models do. Connectionist models are said to use soft rules, or soft constraints, where computationalist models do not. The authors believe that, while the distinctions that have been offered in the literature make sense, they do not serve to ...
Debates concerning the relative merits of programming languages and connectionist networks freque... more Debates concerning the relative merits of programming languages and connectionist networks frequently discuss the role of rules in the different computational devices (Fodor & Pylyshyn, 1988; Gasser & Lee, chap. this volume; Morgan & Tienson, 1988, 1990; Lachter & Bever, 1988; Pinker & Prince, 1988; Rumelhart & McClelland, 1986a, 1986b). Among the specific questions that arise are
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