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>From: ske@pkmab.se (Kristoffer Eriksson)
Newsgroups: comp.ai.philosophy,sci.philosophy.tech
Subject: Re: Definition of understanding
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Date: 25 Feb 92 14:54:46 GMT
References: <1992Feb24.044654.12505@psych.toronto.edu> <1992Feb24.083303.20762@u.washington.edu> <1992Feb24.100036.9114@husc3.harvard.edu>
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In article <1992Feb24.100036.9114@husc3.harvard.edu> zeleny@zariski.harvard.edu (Mikhail Zeleny) writes:
>In article <1992Feb24.083303.20762@u.washington.edu> Gary Forbis writes:
 >
 >>Likewise, if an individual said in English "I do not understand Chinese" when
 >>asked orally in English if she understood Chinese but wrote "Yes, I understand
 >>Chinese" when viewing the question in Chinese, would you say the person does
 >>not understand Chinese?
 >
 >How do you know he is telling the truth in either case?

How do you know that the Chinese Room Man tells the truth when you ask him
whether he understands Chinese?

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