That's an interesting comparison that you have drawn. I am familiar with the Chinese room experiment. I think it ties beautifully with the larger frameworks defined by Chomsky and Fodor.
You're making me want to revisit Chomsky. His smugness turned me away from some of his stuff... the guy is clearly brilliant, but he f'n knows it. That's a problem.
This is a great companion piece for anyone familiar with John Serle's "Chinese Room" experiment.
I think there's a lot about the function of emotion that we might want to consider a little more deeply.
That's an interesting comparison that you have drawn. I am familiar with the Chinese room experiment. I think it ties beautifully with the larger frameworks defined by Chomsky and Fodor.
You're making me want to revisit Chomsky. His smugness turned me away from some of his stuff... the guy is clearly brilliant, but he f'n knows it. That's a problem.