Symbolic Systems and the Language of Thought

[@williamcaseywells604]

What an outstanding introductory lecture. Your students are lucky to have you.

[@KaranYadav-hw9yo]

That was really insightful discussion on language of thought!!

[@dennisferron8847]

Just found your channel. You should be on Computerphile! The simplicity and clarity of your explanations is on par with Robert Miles'.

[@professorohatvassar1274]

Thank you, you're too kind

[@mynvs-]

Thank you so much for the lecture, I took notes and learned a lot!!

[@eigenfield]

Why is it, that some sentences formed by mixing words do not make sense?

[@medbrickswebcast1275]

What kind of Place Cells and Grid cells play ?

[@eshine3383]

How does intentionality fit in this picture. I’ve always been wondering 💭

[@danielmartin8732]

I'd say it's simply a property of the mental symbols that operate in the system we call mind. By posing that mental symbols have intentionality, i.e., stand for something in the physical world, you also pose that the physical world exists independently from the mind. You can also pose, however, that a mental symbol stands for another mental symbol rather than for something in the physical world. E.g., when you chunk information or use mnemonics. I'm not an expert tho but hopefully that helped.

[@gavinmc5285]

is syntactic manipulation sufficient for semantics? control dependent. if yes then appearance can suffice. if no, then pattern can be recognised, identified or discriminated against. adaptability as a benchmark for control issues depends on extent and dynamics of change and ability to adjust accordingly, appropriately - or not (reinforcement learning). if implementation matters for intelligence (defined through understanding) is that a problem for functionalism? system dependent - eg. reproductive abilities. or conscious acts of purposes of survival or pleasure that go beyond algorithmic net trawling - eg. lowest common denominator popularity contests. ie. is 'intelligent' enough to recognise personality traits and adjust accordingly. so, not acting as a support worker all the time - or any other programming type function hardwired into its network. is intelligence to be defended chauvinistically. if not, how not?

[@autumn-ju8yq]

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[@saniyakhan6515]

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