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Article 5841 of comp.ai.philosophy:
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>From: erwin@trwacs.fp.trw.com (Harry Erwin)
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Subject: Re: Grounding: Real vs. Virtual (formerly "on meaning")
Keywords: symbol, analog, Turing Test, robotics
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Date: 22 May 92 12:02:09 GMT
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Held's (1968) article, "Action contingent development of vision in
neonatal animals," (Experience and capacity, D. P. Kimble, ed., New York:
New York Academy of Sciences) has something to contribute to this
argument. Perception involves a motor process and hence motor activity is
necessary to organizing perception. This motor activity typical involves
the manipulation of "physical objects" and so provides a grounding for
experience. Young mammals denied the opportunity to manipulate and move
fail to develop cognitively.


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Harry Erwin
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