Situated Action: A Neuropsychological Interpretation Response to Vera and Simon
Cognitive SciencePublished 1 January 1993Open access
William J. Clancey
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A science of symbol processing requires distinguishing between the structural, developmental, and interactive nature of different forms of representing, and a science of symbol processing requires distinguishing between the structural, developmental, and interactive nature of different forms of representing.
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The most fundamental contribution so far of artificial intelligence and com‐puter science to the joint enterprise of cognitive science has been the notion of a physical symbol system, i.e.,… systems capable of having and manipulating symbols, yet realizable in the physical universe.
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